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.

Examples of market value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pape Sarr was on the pitch for Senegal’s devastating extra-time defeat by Belgium at that same stage, but joins Bergvall as a Spurs player who had little impact on a tournament where his career — and market value — could really have used a jolt. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Both companies have large market values that tend to weigh more heavily on the market. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

The stock, which had surged more than 65% in its first week of trading, went through a separate two-day slide around the same time, erasing roughly $620 billion in market value. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

That dynamic is particularly visible in shares of SpaceX, which have shed $1 trillion in market value since the company debuted last month as the biggest initial public offering in history. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for market value

• eigenvalue
• undervalue

Kids Definition

market value

noun

: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business

Legal Definition

market value

noun

1

: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell

2

: market price sense 1