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

The stock collapsed, wiping out tens of billions in market value. —Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

At the time, Smith signed a below-market value deal with the Timberwolves to apparently help the team add veteran talent around All-Star forward Kevin Garnett. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The Tuesday announcement ends one of Buffett’s highest-profile bets—and one of his most painful—as the merger that once promised efficiency and dominance instead wiped out roughly $57 billion, or 60%, in market value. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

Since the deal closed in 2015, Kraft Heinz shares had tumbled nearly 70% as of Friday's close, dragging the company's market value down to $33 billion. —Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025

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