market value

American  

noun

1. the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (distinguished from book value).

2. market price.

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market value British  

noun

1. the amount obtainable on the open market for the sale of property, financial assets, or goods and services Compare par value book value

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Etymology

Origin of market value

First recorded in 1685–95

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How does market-value compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• par value vs. market value

Example Sentences

SpaceX lost more than $400 billion in market value on Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX halted their three-day slide that had erased roughly $600 billion off its market value.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Tuesday’s decline comes after SpaceX shares dropped more than 16% on Monday, shedding $400 billion in market value.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

It has shed more than $1 trillion in market value since last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

But that rarely happened; the fine for counterfeiting would be enormous: two and a half times the full market value of the genuine animal.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick