History of word worth

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːθ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /wɝθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”); from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Cognate with Dutch waard (adjective), Low German weert (adjective), German wert, Wert, Swedish värd, Welsh gwerth, Ukrainian вартість (vartistʹ).

Adjective[edit]

worth (not comparable)

  1. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

    My house now is worth double what I paid for it.

    Cleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.

    A painting worth thousands.

  2. Deserving of.

    I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.

    His friendship is not worth having.

    • 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao’s Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian‎[1]:

      Two years after their first European trophy, Atlético were well worth their second.

  3. (obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worthwhile.
  4. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

    This job is hardly worth the effort.

Usage notes[edit]

The modern adjectival senses of worth compare two noun phrases, prompting some sources to classify the word as a preposition. Most, however, list it an adjective, some with notes like «governing a noun with prepositional force.» Fowler’s Modern English Usage says, «the adjective worth requires what is most easily described as an object.»

Joan Maling (1983) shows that worth is best analysed as a preposition rather than an adjective. CGEL (2002) analyzes it as an adjective.

Compare:

  • Organic strawberries are worth paying extra money for.
  • It’s worth paying extra money for organic strawberries.

When «worth» is used as an adjective of a subject, the verb «to be» (usually associated with «worth») is singular or plural in accordance with the subject (in the first example, in the plural). In the other case, shown in the second example, the subject is the pronoun «it».

Derived terms[edit]
  • for what it’s worth, FWIW
  • not worth a brass farthing
  • not worth a Continental
  • not worth a cress
  • not worth a curse
  • not worth a dime
  • not worth a plug nickel
  • not worth a whistle
  • not worth the candle
  • not worth writing home about
  • unworth
  • worth a try
  • worth every penny
  • worth it
  • worth its weight in gold
  • worth one’s salt
  • worth one’s weight in salt
  • worth one’s while
  • worth the risk
  • worthful
  • worthless
  • worthwhile
  • worthy
Translations[edit]

equal in value to

  • Arabic: مَاثَلَ‎ (māṯala)
  • Belarusian: ва́рты (várty)
  • Bulgarian: равностоен (bg) (ravnostoen)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhíde)
  • Czech: mající hodnotu c
  • Danish: værd
  • Dutch: gelijkwaardig aan, waard (nl)
  • Esperanto: valora
  • Finnish: arvoinen (fi)
  • French: équivalent (fr)
  • German: Wert (de)
  • Italian: valore (it) m
  • Korean: 값나가다 (gamnagada)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: verd (no), verdt
    Nynorsk: verd
  • Polish: wart (pl)
  • Portuguese: equivalente (pt)
  • Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiach
  • Spanish: valioso (es)
  • Swahili: dhamana (sw)
  • Thai: please add this translation if you can
  • Turkish: layık (tr), değerinde
  • Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)

deserving of

  • Arabic: اِسْتَحَقَّ‎ (istaḥaqqa)
  • Armenian: արժանի (hy) (aržani)
  • Bulgarian: заслужен (bg) (zaslužen), заслужаващ (bg) (zaslužavašt)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhídé)
  • Czech: zasluhující si c
  • Danish: værd
  • Dutch: gewaardeerd (nl)
  • Esperanto: inda (eo)
  • Finnish: arvoinen (fi), väärti (fi)
  • French: méritant (fr), valoir la peine (fr) (verb)
  • German: verdienen (de), sich lohnen (de) (verb)
  • Hindi: लायक़ (hi) (lāyaq), मूल्य (hi) (mūlya), योग्य (hi) (yogya), क़द्र f (qadra)
  • Italian: degno (it), meritevole (it) f
  • Japanese: 価値がある (ja) (かちがある, kachi ga aru)
  • Korean: 값어치있다 (gapseochiitda), 만하다 (ko) (manhada)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: verd (no), verdt
    Nynorsk: verd
  • Polish: zasługujący (na coś), warty (pl) (czegoś)
  • Portuguese: valer a pena (pt)
  • Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), заслу́живающий (ru) (zaslúživajuščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiach
  • Serbo-Croatian: vrijedan (sh)
  • Spanish: que vale la pena
  • Turkish: layık (tr)
  • Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)

making a fair equivalent of

  • Arabic: اِسْتَحَقَّ‎ (istaḥaqqa)
  • Bulgarian: струващ (bg) (struvašt)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhídé)
  • Czech: rovnající se, stojící (cs)
  • Dutch: vermogen (nl)
  • Finnish: arvoinen (fi)
  • German: Wert (de)
  • Korean: 값어치있다 (gapseochiitda)
  • Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiach
  • Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)

Noun[edit]

worth (countable and uncountable, plural worths)

  1. (countable) Value.

    I’ll have a dollar’s worth of candy, please.

    They have proven their worths as individual fighting men and their worth as a unit.

    stocks having a worth of two million pounds

    • 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury’s influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:

      The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network […], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail’s development — the Department of Transport or the Treasury?

  2. (uncountable) Merit, excellence.
    Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.

    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport‎[2]:

      Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.

  3. (uncountable) Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.

    • 2018 July 19, “More than £1.2 million of Bitcoin seized from drug dealer”, in cps.gov.uk‎[3], London: Crown Prosecution Service, retrieved 2018-07-20:

      A drug dealer and money launderer who was using cryptocurrency to conceal his funds has had over £1.2 million worth of Bitcoins seized, restrained and then converted into British pounds in the first case of its kind.

  4. (uncountable) An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.

    • 2020 November 18, “Network News: Lack of safety compliance a factor in Loughborough SPAD”, in Rail, page 25:

      Although most modern OTDR equipment can store at least eight days’ worth of data (in line with current industry standards), when it was downloaded from the Class 57s involved, it was discovered they had stored just over eight hours’ worth of data.

  5. (uncountable, obsolete) High social standing, noble rank.

    • 1593, anonymous, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:

      VVhat bee they men of any worth or no? […]
      No my good Lord, they bee men of no great account,
      For they bee none but Tylers, Thatchers, Millers, and ſuch like.

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from worth (noun)

Translations[edit]

value

  • Arabic: قِيمَة‎ f (qīma)
  • Belarusian: цана́ f (caná), ва́ртасць (be) f (vártascʹ), цэ́ннасць f (cénnascʹ)
  • Bulgarian: цена (bg) f (cena), стойност (bg) f (stojnost)
  • Catalan: valor (ca) m
  • Cherokee: ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ (tsugvwalodi)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 價值／价值 (zh) (jiàzhí)
  • Czech: cena (cs), hodnota (cs) f
  • Dutch: waarde (nl) f
  • Finnish: arvo (fi)
  • French: valeur (fr) m
  • German: Wert (de) m
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 n (wairþ)
  • Higaonon: bli
  • Hindi: क़ीमत f (qīmat), क़द्र f (qadra)
  • Italian: valore (it) m
  • Japanese: 価値 (ja) (かち, kachi)
  • Korean: 값 (ko) (gap), 값어치 (ko) (gapseochi), 가치(價値) (ko) (gachi)
  • Low German:
    German Low German: Weert (nds) m
  • Maranao: bansa
  • Plautdietsch: Wieet m
  • Polish: wartość (pl) f
  • Portuguese: valor (pt) m
  • Russian: цена́ (ru) f (cená), це́нность (ru) f (cénnostʹ), сто́имость (ru) f (stóimostʹ)
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiach m, luach m, fiù m
  • Spanish: valor (es) m, valía (es)
  • Swedish: värde (sv) n
  • Tamil: மதிப்பு (ta) (matippu)
  • Tocharian B: kare
  • Turkish: değer (tr)
  • Ukrainian: ціна́ (uk) f (ciná), ці́нність (uk) f (cínnistʹ), ва́ртість (uk) f (vártistʹ)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English worthen, wurthen, werthen (“to be; exist; come into being; come into existence”), from Old English weorþan (“to come into being; be made; become; arise; be”), from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to come about; happen; come into being; become”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn; turn out”).

Cognate with Dutch worden, Low German warrn, German werden, Old Norse verða (Norwegian verta, Swedish varda), Latin vertere.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • word

Verb[edit]

worth (third-person singular simple present worths, present participle worthing, simple past worth or worthed, past participle worth or worthed or worthen)

  1. (obsolete, except in set phrases or dialectal) To be, become, betide.

    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 30:2:

      Sonne of man, prophecie and say, Thus saith the Lord God, Howle ye, woe worth the day.

    • 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. 3, Landlord Edmund”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk):

      For, adds our erudite Friend, the Saxon weorthan equivalent to the German werden, means to grow, to become; traces of which old vocable are still found in the North-country dialects, as, ‘What is word of him?’ meaning ‘What is become of him?’ and the like. Nay we in modern English still say, ‘Woe worth the hour.’ [i.e. Woe befall the hour]

    Woe worth the man that crosses me.

    Well worth thee, me friend.

    (May good fortune befall you, my friend.)

Derived terms[edit]
  • forworth

References[edit]

  • worth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “worth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • worth at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Joan Maling (1983), Transitive Adjectives: A Case of Categorial Reanalysis, in F. Henry and B. Richards (eds.), Linguistic Categories: Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles, vol.1, pp. 253-289.

Anagrams[edit]

  • throw, whort, wroth

Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English weorþ.

Adjective[edit]

worth (comparative mair worth, superlative maist worth)

  1. Valuable, worth while.
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1

a

: monetary value

farmhouse and lands of little worth

b

: the equivalent of a specified amount or figure

2

: the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held

a literary heritage of great worth

3

a

: moral or personal value

trying to teach human worth

1

b

: having assets or income equal to

1

archaic

: having monetary or material value

Phrases

worth one’s salt

: of substantial or significant value or merit

for all one is worth

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun



A diamond’s worth is determined partly by its cut and clarity.



The worth of the stocks has increased.



The furniture was of little worth since it was in such bad condition.



He has proved his worth to the team.



The book has proved its worth by saving me hundreds of dollars.

Preposition



an actor worth several million dollars



The corporation is worth billions of dollars.



A carefully written cover letter and resume is worth the effort.



It takes a long time to get a table at the restaurant, but the food is well worth the wait.



The movie was good, but I didn’t think it was worth all the fuss.



Chicago is worth a visit. I think you’ll really like it.



Do you think the car is worth buying?



It is worth noting that his father and mother are also doctors.



This book is not worth reading.



an idea well worth consideration

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, going back to Old English weorþ, wyrth (strong neuter noun), going back to Germanic *werþa- (whence also Old Frisian werth, worth «value,» Old Saxon werth «payment, price,» Old High German werd «value, price,» Old Icelandic verð, Gothic wairþ «price»), noun derivative from *werþa-, adjective, «of value» — more at worth entry 3

Preposition

Middle English, from worth worth entry 3

Adjective

Middle English, «having monetary value, valuable, having status, deserving, highborn, efficacious, strong,» going back to Old English weorþ, wyrþ, worþ «having monetary value, valuable,» going back to Germanic *werþa- (whence also Old Frisian werth «of value,» Old Saxon werth «of value, worthy, dear,» Old High German werd, wert «of value, valuable,» Old Icelandic verðr «of value, worthy,» Gothic wairþs «deserving»), of uncertain origin

Note:
The Middle English adjective continues in part Old English wierðe, wyrðe «worthy, deserving,» a ja-stem adjective from the same base. Welsh gwerth «worth, value, price» (whence gwerthu «to sell»), along with Middle Breton guerz, is perhaps an early loan from Old English.

Verb

Middle English worthen «to exist, be, come into existence, become, change, happen,» going back to Old English weorþan, wurþan (class III strong verb) «to become, come to be, happen,» going back to Germanic *werþan- (whence also Old Frisian wertha «to become, happen, arise,» Old Saxon werthan, Old High German werdan, Old Icelandic verða, Gothic wairþan «to become»), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *u̯ert- «turn,» whence also Latin vertō, vertere «to cause to revolve, turn, spin,» vertor «(I) change direction, turn,» Lithuanian verčiù, ver͂sti «to cause to turn,» Sanskrit vártate «(it) turns, rolls, revolves»; with zero-grade ablaut Old Church Slavic vrǔštǫ, vrǔteti sę «to turn oneself»; with a causative stem *u̯ort- Old Church Slavic vraštǫ, vratiti «to make turn,» Sanskrit vartáyati «(s/he) makes turn»; from an n-present Old Church Slavic obvrǔnǫti sę «to turn around,» Tocharian B wärnāmane «turning»

Note:
In Germanic the Indo-European base *u̯ert- «turn» developed the figurative sense «become, happen» (compare, in English, «the milk turned sour»), which has largely displaced the literal senses (but compare the suffix *-wearda- -ward entry 1).

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Preposition

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of worth was
before the 12th century

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“Worthy” is usually used to describe people that are valuable and “worth it” is used to describe objects and experiences. These words are also two different word types, and therefore cannot be used interchangeably.

Read on to learn the meaning of the two words and when the appropriate time to use each would be.

Etymology of Worth

Historical data shows the word “worth” being used as early as the 1200s. The etymology defines “worth” as an Old English word of Germanic origin. The adjective was first used in the 13th century while the noun form of the word was first recognized in the 14th century.

What does “Worthy” Mean?

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines “worthy” as deserving respect, admiration, or support. The word “worthy” traditionally asks if someone or something is good or not good enough. Some examples of usage for the adjective include

They bestowed upon him an honor of which he was not worthy.
Her kind spirit was worthy of attention.
The man didn’t feel he was worthy of a raise.

What does “Worth It” Mean?

While the word “worth” in “worth it” is a derivative of “worthy”, the words cannot be used interchangeably. Used with the conjoining “it”, “worth” becomes a preposition or a word that governs another in the English language.

Some examples of using the phrase “worth it” include

The dinner was sixty dollars but she didn’t think it was worth it.
He thought it was worth it to ride the bus instead of fly.
Do you think the high price tag at the fair is worth it?

Which Word Should I Use?

When determining which word variation to use, think about what the word is describing. In most instances, the word “worthy” will be used in sentences that describe people. “Worth it”, on the other hand, usually refers to an object or thing and something with value.

A simple trick that can help you in determining which word to use is to say it out loud in a sentence. If the proper word or phrase is used, the sentence will flow off the tongue easily and effortlessly.

If the incorrect word is used, however, the sentence will sound fractured and odd.

Synonyms of Worthy

While the phrase “worth it” doesn’t have any synonyms, “worthy” has several. A synonym is a word that means or infers the same as another word. Synonyms of worthy include

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  • Desirable
  • Deserving
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preposition

good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking;a place worth visiting.

having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars.

having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions.

noun

excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth.

usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable.

value, as in money.

a quantity of something of a specified value: ten cents’ worth of candy.

wealth; riches; property or possessions: net worth.

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Idioms about worth

    for all one is worth, Informal. to the utmost: He ran for all he was worth.

    for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify: For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.

Origin of worth

1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, worth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd, Old Frisian werth, Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths

Words nearby worth

worship the ground someone walks on, worst, worst-case, worsted, wort, worth, worthful, worthiness, Worthing, Worthington, worthless

Other definitions for worth (2 of 3)

verb (used without object) Archaic.

to happen or betide: woe worth the day.

Origin of worth

2

First recorded before 900; Middle English worthen, Old English wurthan, weorthan, wyrthan; cognate with German werden, Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan “to become,” Latin vertere “to turn”; see verse

Other definitions for worth (3 of 3)

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Words related to worth

account, aid, benefit, cost, credit, price, quality, rate, valuation, assistance, avail, caliber, class, consequence, desirability, dignity, equivalence, excellence, goodness, help

How to use worth in a sentence

  • It’s worth noting that there are plenty of ways to use your skills to combat climate change.

  • So, if you’re looking to stay ahead of the competition, the game of signing up for new social media platforms is worth the candle.

  • For what it’s worth, the Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann is an advisor to the Guaidó government, such as it is.

  • Its 12% stake in the company, purchased for $245 million, was worth more than $4 billion at the initial offering price of $120.

  • For what it’s worth, this single game raised Rodgers’s ranking in our QB Elo ratings from 12th in the league before the season to seventh after Week 1.

  • Freedom of speech, then, is sometimes not worth the trouble that comes with it.

  • So I started to think about anything in my life that would be worth people giving it any amount of time.

  • Where the U.S. once sought to train several divisions worth, the latest effort is for just 3,000 troops.

  • There is reference after reference to the “black community,” “black worth ethic,” and adherence to the “black value system.”

  • It would definitely be wrong for TLC to encourage us to gawk at these men but their story is worth investigating nonetheless.

  • Not a few of these are extremely beautiful, and are well worth growing on this account, quite apart from their peculiarity.

  • They are unique; that lady there is the Du Barry—a portrait worth, alone, six thousand francs.

  • He remembered how his father had execrated this noble enemy, even at the time he declared his worth.

  • In 1205 wheat was worth 12 pence per bushel, which was cheap, as there had been some years of famine previous thereto.

  • They represented, as has been explained, the operation of the system of natural liberty by which every man got what he is worth.

British Dictionary definitions for worth (1 of 3)

adjective (governing a noun with prepositional force)

worthy of; meriting or justifyingit’s not worth discussing; an idea worth some thought

having a value ofthe book is worth 30 pounds

for all one is worth to the utmost; to the full extent of one’s powers or ability

worth one’s weight in gold extremely helpful, kind, etc

noun

high quality; excellence

value, price

the amount or quantity of something of a specified valuefive pounds worth of petrol

Word Origin for worth

Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths

British Dictionary definitions for worth (2 of 3)

verb

(intr) archaic to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day)

Word Origin for worth

Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn

British Dictionary definitions for worth (3 of 3)

noun

Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with worth

In addition to the idioms beginning with worth

  • worth one’s weight in gold
  • worth one’s while
  • worthy of the name

also see:

  • for all one is worth
  • game is not worth the candle
  • get one’s money’s worth
  • not worth a damn
  • picture is worth a thousand words

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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Worth may refer to:

Places[edit]

In the United States:

  • Worth, Georgia
  • Worth County, Georgia
  • Worth, Illinois
  • Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois
  • Worth Township, Woodford County, Illinois
  • Worth Township, Indiana
  • Worth Township, Michigan
  • Worth, Missouri
  • Worth County, Missouri
  • Worth County, Iowa
  • Worth, New York
  • Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
  • Worth Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
  • Worth Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

In the United Kingdom:

  • Worth, Kent, in Dover district
  • Worth, West Sussex, a civil parish in West Sussex
  • Worth village, West Sussex, a village in Crawley
  • Worth Matravers or short Worth in Dorset

In Germany:

  • Worth, Schleswig-Holstein

People[edit]

  • Adam Worth (1844–1902), German-born American bank robber and mob boss
  • Amy Aldrich Worth (1888–1967), American composer
  • Billie Worth (1916–2016), American stage actress
  • Bobby Worth (1912–2002), American songwriter
  • Brendan Worth, Australian rugby league player
  • Brian Worth (actor) (1914–1978), British actor
  • Charles Frederick Worth (1825–1895), an English-born fashion designer of the 19th century
  • George Worth (1915–2006), American fencer
  • H M Worth, discoverer of Worth syndrome genetic disorder
  • Harry Worth (1917–1989), British comedy actor
  • Helen Worth (born 1951), British actress
  • Irene Worth (1916–2002), American actress
  • Jacob Worth (1838–1905), New York politician
  • Jonathan Worth (1802–1869), American politician
  • Marc Worth, British businessman
  • Marvin Worth (1925–1998), American film producer
  • Michael Worth, American actor
  • Nicholas Worth (1937–2007), American actor
  • Richard Worth, New Zealand politician
  • Sandra Worth, Canadian author
  • Valerie Worth (1933–1994), American poet
  • William Worth (1677−1742), Cornish classical scholar
  • William J. Worth (1794–1849), American General
  • William S. Worth (1840–1904), American General

Other uses[edit]

  • Net worth
  • Bobs Worth, an Irish racehorse
  • Worth (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Worth (magazine)
  • Worth1000, a website
  • Worth syndrome, genetic disorder
  • Worth, an album released in 1991 by Anything Box
  • Worth School, an independent school in Turners Hill, England, United Kingdom
  • River Worth in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Worth Valley (dale), the valley of the River Worth
    • Worth Valley, a council ward of Bradford, West Yorkshire
  • Worth (film), a 2020 biographical film
  • Worth (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead

See also[edit]

  • Wœrth
  • Wörth (disambiguation)
  • Fort Worth (disambiguation)

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