face value
noun
1
: the value indicated on the face (as of a postage stamp or a stock certificate)
2
: the apparent value or significance
if their remarks may be taken at face value
Examples of face value in a Sentence
We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.
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And in fact, there’s quite a few banks in the U.S. right now–and Silicon Valley Bank was one of them–that currently have the value of the assets, the market value, of being less than the face value of the debt.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Each person paid €1,700 (around $1,834) face value for suite access that includes food, champagne, and private bathrooms.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Each person paid €1,700 (around $1,834) face value for suite access that includes food, champagne, and private bathrooms.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for face value
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20value. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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