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

According to Transfermarkt, the German website that estimates players’ market values, the upper end of the market is overwhelmingly dominated by Europeans. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The Research Is Unambiguous Weber Shandwick's CEO Reputation Premium research found that executives attribute roughly 45% of their company's overall reputation, and 44% of their company's market value, to the reputation of the CEO. — Darius Fisher, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Before Thursday’s open, Ken Griffin bought the bulk of his public portfolio at more than 10% below market value, the Journal reported. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Shares of Microsoft continued to climb on Friday, after soaring 15% a day earlier in the largest one-day growth in market value ever recorded for any company. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 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