as in price
the monetary figure that is printed or shown on something (such as a coin or bill)
We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.
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Recent Examples of face value
Most events—about six out of every 10—had at least some seats selling below face value, with a third of tickets sold within a month of the game going for below the original price.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Yes, Amica offers whole life insurance products with face values of up to $1 million.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Hypothetical Scenarios Consider a bond with a face value of $100 and a 10-year maturity.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This study goes beyond just finding out why pandas have such a restrictive and labor-intense diet – one that on face value seems to defy evolution.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Yes, Amica offers whole life insurance products with face values of up to $1 million.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Hypothetical Scenarios Consider a bond with a face value of $100 and a 10-year maturity.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This study goes beyond just finding out why pandas have such a restrictive and labor-intense diet – one that on face value seems to defy evolution.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
Noun
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Others argue that raising the minimum wage is associated with higher prices and job loss.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others who are doing the same are attracted by Norse Atlantic’s low price.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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By creating programs that reduce or eliminate development fees, nonprofit organizations will have increased capacity to build more.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The fee to obtain these files can also be far higher than the cost to retrieve a non-adoptee birth certificate.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and mortgages, among other debt, are based. Corporations and consumers, in general, like low interest rates because the cost of borrowing is cheaper.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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The deadline passed and the new U.S. tariff rate for Chinese imports came into effect.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The growth trajectory represents a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2025, with online video claiming the lion’s share at $9.4 billion.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Wier initially didn’t receive credit for her connection series in the routine, lowering the start value.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Castellanos, in previous years, might not have seen the bigger value in that.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Though Blue Origin does not publicly list prices on its website, a form to reserve a seat requires customers to agree to a $150,000 deposit alone.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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For instance, if the list price of a watch is USD 10,000, the wholesale price is USD 5,000.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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