future value

British

noun

the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period

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Those conversations show “people are willing to sort of do things today for future value,” said South32’s Kerr.

From The Wall Street Journal

The transaction lacked an upfront cash payment and gave limited visibility on future value, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

All retained some small fraction of the loans they originated, and the companies were allowed to book as profit the expected future value of those loans.

From Literature

"And that is the future value of this work, not just to do what we do faster and better but also to do things we didn't think to do before."

From BBC

In a bet on the future value of local real estate, Mateen and his brother Tyler bought the Hollywood Galaxy shopping center and the historic Petersen Building next door.

From Los Angeles Times

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