present value

British  

noun

1. the current capital value of a future income or outlay or of a series of such incomes or outlays. It is computed by the process of discounting at a predetermined rate of interest

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present value

Suppose credible evidence shows that 2,000 participants will gain an average of $5,000 each in additional earnings, measured in present value after participants’ costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

We discount future benefits to present value, account for uncertainty, subtract costs and harms and count each benefit only once.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In most states, the coverage for a fixed annuity is $250,000 in present value.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Steris expects to finance the deal primarily with debt, and projects the transaction will generate cash tax benefits with a net present value of about $300 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

For example, one can calculate the probability that the universe is expanding at nearly the same rate in all different directions at a time when the density of the universe has its present value.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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