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 ).

2. market price.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of market value¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

Milk's market value is also growing much faster.

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"They have a transfer market value of £1.4bn, ours is £170m. If you were a boxing promoter, you wouldn't put us together. It wouldn't be allowed."

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APT rules were introduced by the Premier League to prevent clubs from profiting from commercial deals with companies linked to their owners that are deemed above "fair market value".

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The deal was structured in such a way that if Mr Musk did not hit certain milestones – such as Tesla's market value, sales and underlying profit – he would not get paid at all.

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Ministers in Singapore cannot keep gifts unless they pay the market value of the gift to the government, and they must declare anything they receive from people they have business dealings with.

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