Not worth and Worthless

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Worthless and not worth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worthless" instead an adjective phrase "Not worth".

Worthless adjective - Having no usefulness.

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Not worth and worthless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not worth" instead an adjective "Worthless".

Nearby Words: worthy, worth, worthlessly

In the Serenity tabletop RPG, it's established that while gold isn't worthless, it's not worth a whole lot either.

Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks
Before that, paper money issued by the Continental Congress and the individual states were also pretty much worthless, leading to the phrase 'not worth a Continental'.

Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
Averted in one episode where Nabila thought she had found an antique flintlock pistol in an otherwise worthless locker, but it turned out to be a 1960's reproduction and not worth anything.

Source: Series / Storage Wars

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