intrinsic value

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The real value of something, calculated with regard to an inherent, objective measure, which may not take into account its market value or face value.
  2. Non-relational or non-instrumental value, or the value something has in itself, for its own sake, or as such.

Word forms

intrinsic value intrinsic values
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