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street value

British  

noun

  1. the monetary worth of a commodity, usually an illicit commodity such as a drug, considered as the price it would fetch when sold to the ultimate user

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Officers found counterfeit stock with a street value of around £800,000 in a property in Manchester early on Tuesday, police said.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2023

Inflation in Argentina has passed 100 percent and the street value of the peso has crumbled, dropping about 25 percent over just a three-week period in April.

From New York Times Jun. 19, 2023

It was $346 million in 2020 versus a street value of $8 billion, according to the Interior Ministry’s most recent data.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2022

Authorities estimate the animals smuggled by Perez exceeded $739,000 in street value.

From Washington Times Aug. 25, 2022

With the Lebanese lira’s street value down to less than 10% of its official value against the dollar, it’s a ritual few can afford.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2021

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