Size vs. Value — What's the Difference?

Size in general is the magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, geometrical size (or spatial size) can refer to linear dimensions (length, width, height, diameter, perimeter), area, or volume.

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

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is

Monetary or material worth

Each of the classes, typically numbered, into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are

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

A gelatinous solution used in glazing paper, stiffening textiles, and preparing plastered walls for decoration.

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

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size

Precise meaning or import, as of a word.

Estimate or measure something's dimensions

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

Treat with size to glaze or stiffen

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

Having a specified size; sized

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

The physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an object.

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

Any of a series of graduated categories of dimension whereby manufactured articles, such as shoes and clothing, are classified.

One of a series of specified values

Considerable extent, amount, or dimensions

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

Relative amount or number, as of population or contents

To regard highly; esteem

Character, value, or status with reference to relative importance or the capacity to meet given requirements

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

The actual state of affairs

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

Any of several gelatinous or glutinous substances usually made from glue, wax, or clay and used as a glaze or filler for porous materials such as paper, cloth, or wall surfaces.

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.

To arrange, classify, or distribute according to size.

Relating to or consisting of principles or standards

To make, cut, or shape to a required size.

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

To treat or coat with size or a similar substance.

(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.

Sized. Often used in combination

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

An assize.

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

(obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.

(music) The relative duration of a musical note.

(obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.

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

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

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

(obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.

Precise meaning; import.

A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.

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

(graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.

(obsolete) Esteem; regard.

Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.

(obsolete) Valour; also spelled valew.

An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls

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

A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.

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

Wallpaper paste.

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

The thickened crust on coagulated blood.

To hold dear.

Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.

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.

(transitive) To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.

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.

(transitive) To classify or arrange by size.

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

(military) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.

Esteem; regard.

(mining) To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.

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 [ ].

To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

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.

(intransitive) To take a greater size; to increase in size.

Valor.

To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.

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

To swell; to increase the bulk of.

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

(transitive) To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.

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.

Six.

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

A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, 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.

Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.

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

A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.

To be worth; to be equal to in value.

An allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; - corresponding to battel at Oxford.

A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed;

Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock.

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

Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size.

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

A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale.

Relative darkness or lightness of a color;

An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, - used for ascertaining the size of pearls.

(music) the relative duration of a musical note

To cover with size; to prepare with size.

An ideal accepted by some individual or group;

To fix the standard of.

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

To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.

Hold dear;

To swell; to increase the bulk of.

Regard highly; think much of;

To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting.

Place a value on; judge the worth of something;

To take greater size; to increase in size.

Estimate the value of;

To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.

The physical magnitude of something (how big it is);

The property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing);

Any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics;

The actual state of affairs;

A large magnitude;

Cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

Sort according to size

Make to a size; bring to a suitable size

(used in combination) sized;