use value; utility value
Economic term referring to the usefulness of a good or service, as opposed to its exchange value. Used in Marxist and classical economics contexts.
In Marxian economics, a distinction is made between the use value and exchange value of a commodity.
Exchange value, the quantitative worth of a good in trade, contrasted with 使用価値 which is its qualitative usefulness.
Compound of 使用 (use) and 価値 (value), likely a calque from a Western economic term such as German 'Gebrauchswert' or English 'use value'.