value-free

adjective

val·​ue-free ˈval-(ˌ)yü-ˈfrē How to pronounce value-free (audio)
: making or having no value judgments
value-free distinctions
value-free instruction

Examples of value-free in a Sentence

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Geopolitical competition will grow in an increasingly value-free international context. Robin Niblett, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021 Real people are living a vision of the economy as a place of moral action and accountability, rather than a value-free, self-regulating zone of unalterable laws. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of value-free was in 1916

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“Value-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/value-free. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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