as in price
the monetary figure that is printed or shown on something (such as a coin or bill)
We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.
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Recent Examples of face value
The deal, however, hinged on EchoStar bondholders accepting a $1.57 billion discount on the face value of their debt.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
There usually are, but they are found on the secondary market where in the past six months data shows more and more of these tickets priced below face value.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
His audience was larger—lines curving around blocks, scalpers demanding hundreds above face value.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Dynamic pricing allows for ticket costs to fluctuate based on demand, but all too often, the end result is that prices surge far beyond face value for high-profile performances.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
There usually are, but they are found on the secondary market where in the past six months data shows more and more of these tickets priced below face value.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
His audience was larger—lines curving around blocks, scalpers demanding hundreds above face value.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Dynamic pricing allows for ticket costs to fluctuate based on demand, but all too often, the end result is that prices surge far beyond face value for high-profile performances.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
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And given its volatility, any government purchases or sales could have an outsized impact on bitcoin's price.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Studies show that when physician practices are acquired by hospitals, their prices increase by over 14%.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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This, on the surface, sounds like these fund managers are taking your money, charging a fee and then just handing your capital back to you.Michael Foster, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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For a fee, Vuitton can also swap handles and straps.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Of course, patients, policyholders and taxpayers ultimately bear these costs, too.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But where Trump sees an opportunity to pressure other countries, fashion companies see a tax at the border that will increase their own costs and ultimately force them to raise prices on shoppers.Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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One 2018 study in the journal Nature found that Antarctica lost around 3 trillion metric tons of ice from 1992 to 2017, with the rate of loss increasing from about 76 billion metric tons per year before 2012 to 219 billion metric tons per year in most recent years.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The outlook for 2025 is for just two more quarter-point cuts, down from three in the last survey, bringing the funds rate down to 3.8% by this time next year and 3.4%, or just above the average neutral rate, by the end of 2026.Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Sheriff’s Department said the operation showed the value of using drones.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since then, however, both have demonstrated their value to Arteta and they are needed at Arsenal.James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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In San Jose, 58.6 percent of homes sold in November went above their list price.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The package includes a ban on linking PBM compensation to a drug’s Medicare list price.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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