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future value

British

noun

the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period

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The transaction lacked an upfront cash payment and gave limited visibility on future value, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

"And that is the future value of this work, not just to do what we do faster and better but also to do things we didn't think to do before."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

“Paramount Global includes exceptional assets and we believe strongly in the future value creation potential of the Company,” Redstone said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

All retained some small fraction of the loans they originated, and the companies were allowed to book as profit the expected future value of those loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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