market value
Americannoun
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the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (book value ).
noun
Etymology
Origin of market value
First recorded in 1685–95
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The 7,200-word essay from the independent research firm helped spark a selloff in software stocks that wiped out $200 billion in market value.
From MarketWatch
When trusts distribute assets to beneficiaries, those assets are valued at the original purchase price, not the fair market value on the date the trust makes its distribution.
From Barron's
The company had over $170 billion wiped off its market value since last September, when reports started to surface that it could be a potential bidder for Warner.
This means adding up the market value of all the fund’s investments, plus its cash, as of the market close.
From MarketWatch
With each passing quarter, the pressure grows on Nvidia—which at a market value of nearly $5 trillion is the world’s largest publicly traded company—to beat Wall Street’s expectations.
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