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market value

noun

  1. the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value ( book value ).


market value

noun

  1. the amount obtainable on the open market for the sale of property, financial assets, or goods and services Compare par value book value


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Word History and Origins

Origin of market value1

First recorded in 1685–95

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Example Sentences

Investors love Facebook, and have given it a stock market value of $120 billion.

But, Correa argued, this was just half the market value of the oil trapped in the coveted ITT bloc.

And the two of us say that paying college athletes their "fair-market value" is a batty idea.

Of course, Dell, even after it slump, remains a large company, with a market value of about $20 billion.

Sales would skyrocket with legalization, but prices would plummet, deflating the overall market value.

No doubt it was very characteristic to call the cloaks by their market value.

A dedication of a book had a market value and usually brought a return in proportion to the compliments laid on.

When he had seen Sheba growing into a tall beauty he had calculated that her market value was increasing.

He was instructed briefly in the capacity of moving balls to inflict pain, and more particularly as to their market value.

If the engagement is broken you won't want to keep the ring and can always get market value for the stones.

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