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NAV

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. net asset value.


nav. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. naval.

  2. navigable.

  3. navigation.


NAV British  

abbreviation

  1. net asset value

"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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While the discount could be enticing, the risk is that the price might not converge with the NAV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The incentive fees are accrued throughout the year and baked into the net asset value, or NAV, that Spring updates routinely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Boughton thinks Pershing Square Holdings is the better buy, trading at a roughly 30% discount to its NAV last week.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

At that time, an open-ended mutual fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of all its investments and cash by the number of shares.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

The market price is typically very close to the NAV.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

In other words, mash the gas pedal and the nav. system pauses for a brief second and begins readjusting itself to your rapidly increasing speed.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 17, 2006

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