value words

Philippines
March 19, 2007 1:45am CST
i read this on a table mat... if "price" and "worth" mean the same thing, why do "priceless" and "worthless" mean the complete opposite??
2 responses
@im_anna (717)
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
i'll try to give it a shot... it depends on the person using the words. Price maybe something that can be paid in exhange of monetary value. On the other hand, "worth" would probably be something of value to the person, something important that does not necesarily need to have monetary value, either tangible or intangible. For example, a stone that probably would have a price value of $1, but to another person, it would worth more than that as it was given to him/her by somebody important to him/her. Therefore, "price" and "worth" have different meanings depending on its usage :)
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
price could be attributed to material worth while worth per se on the other hand could mean an intagible value....ah ewan...nahihilo ako sa yo.