time value

British

noun

Also called: note value. Often shortened to: time. music the duration of a given printed note relative to other notes in a composition or section and considered in relation to the basic tempo

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Inflation and the time value of money both eroded the real value of delayed deductions.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Each contract covered a block of 100 shares and was worth something, called the premium, composed of time value, intrinsic value and implied volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Through regular conversations about their mini-portfolios, my children learned about investing, compounding, dividends, the time value of money and much more.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022

At the same time, value and cyclical shares tend to benefit from a stronger economy - often a prerequisite for the Fed to tighten monetary policy.

From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2021

And I walked along, thinking of what I had just witnessed; sensing its time value.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler

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