Value bet
A value bet is a bet made to be called by worse hands.
The test is simple: of the hands that call, do you beat more than half? Top pair with a good kicker on a dry board usually passes, because weaker pairs and draws call.
A bet that only better hands call is not a value bet, however strong your hand looks.
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Practise decisions like this in the trainer: ten hands at a time, with the answer and the reason.