worth-while

It is a worth-while project that helps the community.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sufficiently valuable or beneficial: "worth-while" describes something that is worth the time, effort, or cost spent on it; it yields a positive return or satisfaction.
   • Example context: An activity, task, or experience that is rewarding and not a waste of resources.

Usage Examples

• (The time and effort spent gave meaningful satisfaction.)
• (She doubted the value of the effort relative to the outcome.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be worth-while": used as a predicate adjective, often followed by an infinitive or gerund.
  • It is worth-while to invest in good tools for your craft. (The investment is justified by the benefit.)
  • The trip was worth-while despite the rain. (The overall value outweighed the inconvenience.)

Variants and Related Words

• Worthwhile (adj, common spelling without hyphen): identical meaning, often used as a single word.
  • A worthwhile project can inspire a community. (A project that provides significant benefit.)
• Worthwhileness (n): the quality of being worth-while.
  • The worthwhileness of the program was evident in the participants' feedback. (The degree to which it was valuable.)

Synonyms

• Rewarding: giving satisfaction or profit.
• Valuable: of great worth or importance.
• Beneficial: producing good results or helpful effects.

Related Idioms

• Worth one's while: to be sufficiently beneficial to justify the effort.
  • The job paid well, so it was worth his while to commute daily. (The compensation justified the travel.)

Note on Usage

• "Worth-while" is typically used as an adjective before a noun (e.g., ) or as a predicate (e.g., ). Avoid confusing it with the phrase "worth one's while," which is a separate idiom.