nominal value

American  

noun

1. book or par value, as of securities; face value.

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nominal value British  

noun

1. another name for par value

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Etymology

Origin of nominal value

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Beijing's nominal FX reserves have risen this year, even as the nominal value of Beijing's holdings of U.S.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

The Eurobonds would be bought at a price equivalent to 100% of their nominal value, it said.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2022

Humans, focused on nominal value, generally do not, and so lenders suffer as inflation erodes promised receipts.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2016

This way, governments might be able to avoid a reduction to the nominal value of the debt, known as a haircut, the document adds.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2015

The only fully satisfactory kind of redemption consists in this, that every holder of the paper money may, immediately on demand, obtain its nominal value in good current metallic money.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)