Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
value-system is a noun meaning "the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group". It carries one recorded sense.
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
“the Puritan ethic”
“a person with old-fashioned values”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for value-system come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.