Valuable

valuable
    adj 1: having great material or monetary value especially for
           use or exchange; "a valuable diamond" [ant: {worthless}]
    2: having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good
       and worthful man" [syn: {valuable}, {worthful}]
    n 1: something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"
    

Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, a.
   1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are
      useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable
      horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
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   2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable
      friend; a valuable companion.
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   {Valuable consideration} (Law), an equivalent or compensation
      having value given for a thing purchased, as money,
      marriage, services, etc. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.
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Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, n.
   A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small
   thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the
   plural.
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         The food and valuables they offer to the gods. --Tylor.
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28 Moby Thesaurus words for "valuable":
      admired, appreciated, beyond price, costly, dear, esteemed,
      expensive, gainful, golden, good as gold, inestimable, invaluable,
      of great price, of value, precious, priceless, prized, profitable,
      remunerative, respected, rewarding, rich, treasured, valued,
      well-spent, worthwhile, worthy, yielding a return