street value

British  

noun

1. the monetary worth of a commodity, usually an illicit commodity such as a drug, considered as the price it would fetch when sold to the ultimate user

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street value

Officers found counterfeit stock with a street value of around £800,000 in a property in Manchester early on Tuesday, police said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2023

It was $346 million in 2020 versus a street value of $8 billion, according to the Interior Ministry’s most recent data.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

With the Lebanese lira’s street value down to less than 10% of its official value against the dollar, it’s a ritual few can afford.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

She is an administrative assistant in a state-run health clinic, but Venezuela’s currency has tumbled so far that her salary amounts to only about $1 a day at the current street value.

From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2016

Police say it has a street value of $1.6 million.

From Washington Times ● May 18, 2016