Worth

[tufguy]

Hi guys,

Please check.

"How much does it worth" or "How much its worth"

"How much it might have worth".

 

[bhaisahab]

They are all incorrect. "How much is it worth?" is correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

How much is it worth?
How much was it worth?
How much had it been worth?
How much will it be worth?

How much might it be worth?
How much might it have been worth?

 

[tufguy]

We use it to find out the cost of anything?

 

[Rover_KE]

Do we use it to find out the cost of anything? Note the correct way to ask a question.

No, we use it to find out the value of something.

 

[tufguy]

So what is the difference between "value" and "cost"?

 

[emsr2d2]

In many cases, quite a lot!!

I bought a car ten years ago. In 2004, it cost £6000. It is now worth about £500.
Many "vintage" or "antique" shops have items for sale which cost over £5000. They are probably worth a tenth of that.

Have you looked up the Hindi words for cost, value and worth? Do they have the same meanings in Hindi?

 

[SoothingDave]

Oscar Wilde defined a "cynic" as "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

 

[bhaisahab]

In many cases, quite a lot!!

I bought a car ten years ago. In 2004, it cost £6000. It is now worth about £500.
Many "vintage" or "antique" shops have items for sale which cost over £5000. They are probably worth a tenth of that.

Have you looked up the Hindi words for cost, value and worth? Do they have the same meanings in Hindi?

As in English, Ems, it depends on the context. In a monetary sense they do have pretty much the same meaning.

 

[tufguy]

But in the show "Pawn stars" I have seen they say "What its worth" and then other guy tells the price of that thing.