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Origin of par value
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby par value
party wall, party whip, parula, parulis, parure, par value, Parvanov, Pārvatī, parve, parvenu, parvenue
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British Dictionary definitions for par value
par value
noun
the value imprinted on the face of a share certificate or bond and used to assess dividend, capital ownership, or interestAlso called: face value Compare market value, book value (def. 2)
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