"use value" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: use values [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Gebrauchswert. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Gebrauchswert}} Calque of German Gebrauchswert Head templates: {{en-noun}} use value (plural use values)
  1. (economics, especially Marxism) The ability of an object (not necessarily a commodity) to satisfy a human need; a utility. Tags: Marxism, especially Categories (topical): Economics, Marxism Synonyms: value in use
    Sense id: en-use_value-en-noun-ciRJ9XuX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51 Topics: economics, sciences
  2. (economics, especially Marxism) The ability of an object (not necessarily a commodity) to satisfy a human need; a utility.
    (economics, especially Marxism) An object with such ability.
    Tags: Marxism, especially Categories (topical): Economics, Marxism Synonyms: value in use
    Sense id: en-use_value-en-noun-DRR14Rnh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51 Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: use-value Translations (Translations): 使用價值 (Chinese), 使用价值 (shǐyòng jiàzhí) (Chinese), valor de uso [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51

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