nuisance value
noun
: value, importance, or usefulness arising from a capacity to annoy, frustrate, harass, or injure
atolls and islands having a high nuisance value—
W. V. Pratt
W. V. Prattthe business of the minor parties is to develop so great a nuisance value that one of the major parties will take over their programs—H. S. Commager
H. S. Commageralert to opportunities to institute representative suits solely for their nuisance value—G. B. Hurff
G. B. HurffDictionary Entries Near nuisance value
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“Nuisance value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuisance%20value. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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