worth

/wɜːθ/ noun

Definition

£20/$100, etc worth of sth › the amount of something that you can buy for £20/$100, etc: I've put £2 worth of stamps on the letter.

a month's/year's, etc worth of sth › the amount of something that can be done or used in a month/year, etc: an hour's worth of free phone calls

› [U] how important or useful someone or something is: She's finally proved her worth.

(Definition of worth noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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