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   worthwhile

   /ˌwəːθˈwʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance: "extra lighting would make a worthwhile contribution to road safety"

   Derivatives

   • 1. worthwhileness noun

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   What does 'worthwhile' mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of WORTHWHILE is being worth the time or effort spent.

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   How do you use 'worthwhile' in a sentence?

   • Similarly to how we use while, you can only use worthwhile with activities that take time. Reading on the train is worthwhile. It is worthwhile to read on the train. (Note: Worthwhile is sometimes written as two words, 'worth while', and sometimes 'worth my/your/his/her/their while'.)

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   What is the difference between worthy and worthwhile?

   • Here is the simplest advice I can give on the difference between the adjectives worthy and worthwhile: 1. If you are talking about a person or thing (a noun) that deserves respect/attention/recognition/etc, use worthy. John is worthy of a promotion. That idea is worthy of consideration. 2.

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   Is it a worthwhile use of your time?

   • It's not a worthwhile use of your time. If you want people to do things for you, you have to make it worthwhile to them. She was doing a really worthwhile job with those young people. It wasn't worthwhile for us to have two cars. It's not worthwhile for you to wait any longer.

   WORTHWHILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Is money a worthwhile investment?

   • having worth or value a worthwhile investment The money is for a worthwhile cause. The trip was worthwhile.

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   The meaning of WORTHWHILE is being worth the time or effort spent. How to use worthwhile in a sentence.

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   If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile. ...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again.

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   useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made: She considers teaching a worthwhile career. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.

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   Worthwhile definition: such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.. See examples of WORTHWHILE used in a sentence.

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   If something is a total waste of time and you wish you hadn't done it, then it wasn't worthwhile. Definitions of worthwhile. adjective. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest. “a worthwhile book”. synonyms: worthy. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable. Pronunciation.

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   Synonyms for WORTHWHILE: worthy, valuable, big, meaningful, serious, important, great, significant; Antonyms of WORTHWHILE: worthless, petty, paltry, unknown, obscure, small, trivial, anonymous.

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   If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it.