face value
noun
1
: the value indicated on the face (as of a postage stamp or a stock certificate)
2
: the apparent value or significance
if their remarks may be taken at face value
Examples of face value in a Sentence
We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.
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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.
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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
Prices were still above face value but nothing compared with those in the US and Canada.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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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
Prices were still above face value but nothing compared with those in the US and Canada.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for face value
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20value. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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