- sentimental value
- The value of an article upon considerations other than the true value or market value. 22 Am J2d Damg §§ 136, 150.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sentimental value
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sentimental value — ► sentimental value value of an object deriving from personal or emotional associations rather than material worth. Main Entry: ↑sentimental … English terms dictionary
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sentimental value — /sɛntəˈmɛntl vælju / (say sentuh mentl valyooh) noun the value which something often of little or no monetary value has because of its ability to arouse sentiments …
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sentimental value — noun the value of an object deriving from its personal or emotional associations rather than its material worth … English new terms dictionary
sentimental — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deriving from or prone to feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. 2) having or arousing such feelings in an exaggerated and self indulgent way. ● sentimental value Cf. ↑sentimental value DERIVATIVES sentimentalism noun … English terms dictionary
has a sentimental value — precious for sentimental reasons … English contemporary dictionary
sentimental — adjective 1 someone who is sentimental is too easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc: There s nothing wrong with being a little sentimental! 2 based on or connected with your feelings rather than on practical reasons: for … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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value — val|ue1 [ vælju ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount something is worth ▸ 2 importance/usefulness ▸ 3 interesting quality ▸ 4 principles/beliefs ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ 6 length of musical note 1. ) count or uncount the amount that something is worth, measured… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
