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 option agreement provides an avenue for UCSD to purchase Palomar’s assets at fair market value as determined by Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics, though no actual market value is listed in the document. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025

Since the company scaled back DEI initiatives to cater to Trump, people started boycotting the retailer, leading it to lose billions in market value. —Essence, 3 Dec. 2025

The slump has wiped out more than $750 billion in the digital currency's total market value, CoinGecko shows. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

That is $26 million per season for a shortstop who has a different game than Bichette’s, but one who would conceivably have a similar market value. —Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 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