# value-form

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The social form of a commodity as a representation of value (socially necessary labour time).

## Etymology
Calque of German German Wertform, sometimes also translated as "form of value".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/value-form