Meaning vs. Value — What's the Difference?

What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action

An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.

Intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed

Monetary or material worth

The denotation, referent, or idea associated with a word or phrase

Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit

Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance

Often values A principle or standard, as of behavior, that is considered important or desirable

An interpreted goal, intent, or end

Precise meaning or import, as of a word.

A sense of importance or purpose

(Mathematics) A quantity or number expressed by an algebraic term.

Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination

(Music) The relative duration of a tone or rest.

Full of meaning; expressive

The relative darkness or lightness of a color. See Table at color.

(of words, expressions or symbols)

(Linguistics) The sound quality of a letter or diphthong.

The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

One of a series of specified values

The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.

To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.

The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

To regard highly; esteem

(of a person's actions) Intention.

To rate according to relative estimate of worth or desirability; evaluate

Present participle of mean

To assign a value to (a unit of currency, for example).

Having a (specified) intention.

Of or relating to the practice of investing in individual securities that, according to some fundamental measure, such as book value, appear to be relatively less expensive than comparable securities.

Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Relating to or consisting of principles or standards

That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.

That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.

(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.

Sense; power of thinking.

That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.

The message that is intended or expressed or signified;

The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.

The idea that is intended;

(music) The relative duration of a musical note.

Rich in significance or implication;

(arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.

Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.

Precise meaning; import.

(in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.

(obsolete) Esteem; regard.

(obsolete) Valour; also spelled valew.

To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.

To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.

To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.

To hold dear.

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.

Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.

Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument

Esteem; regard.

The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [ ] has the value of two eighth notes [ ].

In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; - often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.

Valor.

That property of a color by which it is distinguished as bright or dark; luminosity.

Any particular quantitative determination; as, a function's value for some special value of its argument.

The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treatment from any mass or compound; specif., the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, or the like; as, the vein carries good values; the values on the hanging walls.

To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.

To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.

To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value.

To be worth; to be equal to in value.

A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed;

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable;

The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else;

Relative darkness or lightness of a color;

(music) the relative duration of a musical note

An ideal accepted by some individual or group;

Fix or determine the value of; assign a value to;

Hold dear;

Regard highly; think much of;

Place a value on; judge the worth of something;

Estimate the value of;