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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.
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Spotrac projects his current market value at five years and $109 million.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Tech stocks entered a freefall after Wall Street caught wind, giving chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) the biggest one-day drop in market value in history.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The company is the second-largest producer for gaming after Nvidia, which has triumphed as the market leader in AI chips and ballooned in value to a nearly $3 trillion market value.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
The meme coin, known as $Trump, was launched by the president on Jan. 17 and quickly surged, reaching a peak of over $14.5 billion in overall market value by Jan. 19, the day before his inauguration.
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Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
market value
noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business
Legal Definition
market value
noun1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
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