market value

noun

: the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something
determining the car's market value
The house sold below market value.

Examples of market value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sweden’s largest bank by market value, SEB AB, is opening an office in Zurich to cater to wealthy expatriates from the Nordic region. Love Liman, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024 And in fact, there’s quite a few banks in the U.S. right now–and Silicon Valley Bank was one of them–that currently have the value of the assets, the market value, of being less than the face value of the debt. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024 The market value of Amylyx declined by more than a billion dollars. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 15 May 2024 With a market value exceeding $400 billion, its significance cannot be overstated. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024 The chip designer’s market value has soared to around $106 billion since its market debut last year, making SoftBank’s 90% holding worth more than all of SoftBank. Min Jeong Lee, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024 Instead of paying monthly rent, a tenant pays the landlord a deposit amounting to up to 70% of the property’s market value. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 The announcement caused panic among investors, wiping out $80 billion of market value from leading Chinese gaming companies. Angela Huyue Zhang, TIME, 7 May 2024 Trump Media & Technology Group stock has extended its weeks-long rebound, recovering more than $3 billion in market value. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 1 May 2024

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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

market value

noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business

Legal Definition

market value

noun
1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
2

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