worthwhile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌwɜːrθˈhwaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɝθˈhwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wûrth′hwīl′, -wīl′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
worth•while /ˈwɜrθˈhwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. worthy of the time, work, trouble, or money spent or expended.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
worth•while  (wûrth′hwīl′, -wīl′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.:a worthwhile book.
  • worth1 + while 1865–70
worth′while′ness, n. 
    valuable, rewarding, beneficial.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
worthwhile / ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/
  1. sufficiently important, rewarding, or valuable to justify time or effort spent
'worthwhile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barren - behoove - dry hole - happening - honor society - idle - livable - nonproductive - pay - potential - rewarding - rob - speak - special - substantial - tastemaker - theorem - utilize - volunteerism - work camp - worthy
Collocations: a worthwhile [addition, alternative, upgrade] (to), a worthwhile [journey, wait, effort, cause], (in the end) the [trip] (turned out) worthwhile, more...

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