valer

Meaning

1. to be useful
2. to be worth; to cost
3. to fit
4. to be valid
5. to help, aid
6. (pronominal) to make use

Pronounced as (IPA)

[baˈleɾ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese valer, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō (“I am worth”).