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
Brendon Moran, Global Co-Head, Corporate Origination Debt Capital Markets at Societe Generale in London, notes that while the nominal value of deals this year will smash records, the number of deals hasn't exploded.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2015
The falsehood of this nominal value, which obliged men to receive at par what was depreciated 30 or 40 per cent., could not be prolonged.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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