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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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The stock shed nearly $400 million in market value today as Trump's performance was perceived, generally, unfavorably.
—Hope King, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Apple Apple, which is headquartered in Cupertino, California, is ranked 12th on the Forbes Global 2000 (2024), a list of the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Some of the most important landmarks in world history sold at Christie's New York auction of the Paul G Allen Collection today, many of them smashing auction records, while some lots inexplicably sold well below existing market value.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
The chipmaker on Tuesday shed $279 billion of market value on Tuesday alone.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024.
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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