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street value

British

noun

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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The Royal Navy quoted a street value of £160m.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

The packages weighed 4,587 pounds in total, with an estimated street value of $5 million, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Inflation in Argentina has passed 100 percent and the street value of the peso has crumbled, dropping about 25 percent over just a three-week period in April.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

With the street value of those pesos only a quarter of the official rate, few people would want to trade dollars for pesos at a state-run exchange house.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

Police say that the items seized, which also included two vehicles, had a street value of more than $128,000.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2016

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