market value

American  

noun

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

2. market price.

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market value British  

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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Etymology

Origin of market value

First recorded in 1685–95

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market value

City immediately bought him from Troyes for £30.8m in 2024, which raised questions at the time whether that fee was fair market value, after an impressive spell in Spain.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

One source has said the interest from Galatasaray is concrete but only a bid well above market value would even be considered by the Eagles.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Since its release in March 2025, the USD1 stablecoin has become the fourth-largest in the world, with an aggregate market value of about $4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

SINGAPORE—A pioneering Chinese maker of humanoid robots soared 460% in its trading debut in Shanghai to achieve a market value of $51 billion, symbolizing the frenzy around an industry Beijing hopes to dominate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis