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worth 2, noun (oh) and Hemlock Society, the (oh)


worth 2, noun (oh)



2 W3 n [U]
[Language: Old English; Origin: weorth]
ten pounds' worth/$500 worth etc of sth
an amount of something worth ten pounds, $500 etc
::a chance to win ¡ê2000 worth of computing equipment
::The fire caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage.
ten minutes' worth/a week's worth etc of sth
something that takes ten minutes, a week etc to happen, do, or use
::We had only three days' worth of Food left.
how good or useful something is or how important it is to people
-synonym value value
::The new computer system has already proved its worth.
how much money something is worth
-synonym value value
::It is difficult to estimate the current worth of the company.

Hemlock Society, the (oh)



an organization in the US which aims to change the law that prevents helping seriously ill people to die if they wish to. The organization gives advice to such people and their Families. There is a similar organization in the UK called Exit .