nominal value
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nominal value
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Deflation meant that a stock that retained its nominal value was actually rising in value.
From Barron's ● Apr. 19, 2026
Each one-year bond has a nominal value of 1,000 Ukrainian hryvnia and offered an 11% interest rate.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2022
The ruling probably means that the Tribunal has lost its nominal value.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 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 bank notes could not be circulated for more than one tenth of their nominal value.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
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