valuable item

collocation in English

meaningsofvaluableanditem

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valuable
adjective
uk
/ˈvæl.jə.bəl/us
/ˈvæl.jə.bəl/
worth a lot ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofvaluableanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvaluable item

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However, to delete "output" would lose avaluableitemfrom the list of subjects about which information may be sought.
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This is the mostvaluableitemever accepted in lieu of tax.
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That suggests right away a degree of anomaly because unless there is one conventionallyvaluableitem at a site, everything else will not be deemed treasure.
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That is a firm's goodwill in relation to its customers, but there is another equallyvaluableitemof goodwill that does not very often figure in balance-sheets.
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Gold increases the remaining time for players, thus being avaluableitemto collect.
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The survivors were robbed of everyvaluableitemthey possessed, including, in some cases, the clothes on their backs and the shoes on their feet.
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If there is an aura around an enemy's pocket, it is carrying avaluableitem(e.g. ruby, diamond, gold watch).
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Meanwhile, someone makes off with avaluableitem.
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Long dyed mats, a lessvaluableitemof exchange, are worth up to a half a livatu.
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That was the mostvaluableitemever appraised on the programme.
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When this happens, they are sometimes sent away from the village and expected to return with avaluableitemto express their apology.
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Sometimes avaluableitemis also given as part of the reward for completing a side-quest.
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Millions of pounds worth of goods are lost annually to shoplifters who apparently, are making off with small but valuable items.
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The independent variables, other than ownership of valuable items, were coded as categorical variables.
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Forging and faking, regumming and reperffing of stamps is common in the philatelic marketplace and increasingly buyers demand an expert certificate before buying avaluableitem.
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Often valuable items have been missed because the money was not available.
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This applies especially to the purchase of the more valuable items, over which particular care has had to be taken.
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In other valuations—for instance, of machinery—there is always special mention of valuable items, such as combine harvesters and grain elevators.
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Expert energy audits undertaken by consultants as background material will be expensive and also extremely commercially valuable items.
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