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

At that time, the market value of the stock was only about $80 million. — Andrew Lack, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Nasdaq listing rules require companies to meet financial and liquidity thresholds, including minimum market value, public float, shareholder count and share-price requirements. — Lee Ying Shan,jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026

SpaceX went public with less than 5% of its shares available for trading, meaning its weight in the index will start out much smaller than its true market value. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

SpaceX ended its first day on Wall Street in June with a market value of more than $2 trillion and is still sitting around that level. — ABC News, 7 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