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 (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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How does market-value compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• par value vs. market value

Example Sentences

The difference in price targets between the two is worth about $1.8 trillion in market value, based on 4.5 billion fully diluted shares outstanding.

From Barron's

If you take your money out of a Treasury early, you simply get back the current market value.

From MarketWatch

McCormick’s market value was a little over $14 billion as of Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sysco, which has a market value of around $40 billion, distributes food and other supplies to restaurants, healthcare facilities, entertainment venues, hotels and other establishments around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ultimately, for the options to all be in the money, Meta would need a market value of at least $9.6 trillion.

From Barron's