Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

figure; demand, damage; fare, hire, wages &c (remuneration) 973; value &c 812.1. dues, duty, toll, tax, impost, cess†, sess†, tallage†, levy; abkari†; capitation tax, poll tax; doomage [U.S.], likin†; gabel†, gabelle†; gavel, octroi†, custom, excise, assessment, benevolence, tithe, tenths, exactment†, ransom, salvage, tariff; brokerage, wharfage, freightage. bill &c (account) 811; shot. V. bear a price, set a price, fix a price; appraise, assess, doom [U.S.], price, charge, demand, ask, require, exact, run up; distrain; run up a bill &c (debt) 806; have one's price; liquidate. amount to, come to, mount up to; stand one in. fetch, sell for, cost, bring in, yield, afford. Adj. priced &c v.; to the tune of, ad valorem; dutiable; mercenary, venal. Phr. no penny no paternoster [Lat.]; point d'argent point de Suisse [Fr.], no longer pipe no longer dance, no song no supper, if you dance you have to pay the piper, you get what you pay for, there's no such thing as a free lunch. one may have it for; a bon marche [Fr.]. 812a. Value [intrinsic worth] — N. {ant. to 812b} worth, rate, value, intrinsic value, quality; par value. [estimated value] valuation, appraisal, assessment, appraisement. [value as estimated in a market] price current, market price, quotation; fair price, going price; what it will fetch &c v.; what the market will bear. money's worth; penny's worth &c; worth. cost (price) 812. V. value, esteem; appreciate. [estimate value] appraise, evaluate, assess. Adj. valuable, estimable; worthwhile; worthy, full of worth. precious (expensive) 814. Phr. worth the price; worth a king's ransom; accountants who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. 812b. Worthlessness — N. {ant. to 812a} worthlessness, valuelessness†; lack of value; uselessness. [low value] cheapness, shoddiness; low quality, poor quality. [worthless item] trash, garbage. Adj. worthless, valueless; useless. [of low value] cheap, shoddy; slapdash. inexpensive &c 815. Phr. not worth the paper it's printed on, not worth a sou.