fair market value
noun
: a price at which buyers and sellers with a reasonable knowledge of pertinent facts and not acting under any compulsion are willing to do business
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Once vested, exercising the options triggers taxation on the difference between the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise and the option strike price.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Practically, however, a creditor should almost be willing to accept the fair market value of the interest (and often much less).
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
However, in almost one-third of states, including California and New York, annually spending more than 7% of an endowment’s fair market value, measured by a three-year average, is presumed to be imprudent.
—Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
The Premier League analysed the hotel sales for fair market value, making a slight adjustment to Chelsea’s profit in terms of the PSR calculation.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Practically, however, a creditor should almost be willing to accept the fair market value of the interest (and often much less).
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
However, in almost one-third of states, including California and New York, annually spending more than 7% of an endowment’s fair market value, measured by a three-year average, is presumed to be imprudent.
—Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
The Premier League analysed the hotel sales for fair market value, making a slight adjustment to Chelsea’s profit in terms of the PSR calculation.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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