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

With the Lakers prioritizing their future around Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the 41-year-old James faces question marks on what his market value and his role entails entering his 24th and possibly final NBA season. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Shares opened at $150 and quickly pushed the company’s market value past $2 trillion, turning the listing into a test for public demand around Musk and artificial intelligence. — Luke Fountain,justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Allianz’s market value has risen 150% in the past four years to $180 billion, despite the pressures of inflation and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

The owner has subsequently been unable to occupy or rent the dwelling, and her only recourse has been to price it below market value and attempt to sell. — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 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