value theory

noun

A theory of how people positively and negatively value things and concepts, the reasons they use in making their evaluations, and the scope of applications of legitimate evaluations across the social world.

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Meanings

nounvalue theory (countable and uncountable, plural value theories)

plural value theories

  1. countableuncountableA theory of how people positively and negatively value things and concepts, the reasons they use in making their evaluations, and the scope of applications of legitimate evaluations across the social world.

Translations

Finnish arvoteoria
  • arvoteoriatheory of how people value things
Spanish teoría del valor
  • teoría del valortheory of how people value things
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “value theory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/value%20theory.

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