Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Valuable

Valuable , adjective

1.
Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
2.
Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
Collocations (1)
Valuable consideration (Law) , an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc. — Blackstone

Valuable , noun

A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural.
The food and valuables they offer to the gods. — Tylor