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 tech-heavy index has shed almost $2 trillion in market value across that time period. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

Buffett’s true fondness for the home lies in the memories of raising his three kids on the property, not its market value. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025

Valdez is projected to have a market value worth over $199 million across six seasons, per Spotrac. —Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

Trillions of dollars are being poured into the industry by companies and investments have sent the values of firms such as Nvidia, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet soaring to market values as high as $5 trillion. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 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