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.
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The company lost close to $1 billion in market value.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Their combined market cap before Monday’s move was roughly $10 billion, meaning both companies earn more than twice their market value annually.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Oh, and at least three massive overgrown startups — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic — are said to be queuing up for initial public offerings at a collective $3 trillion market value or more.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Its market value now stands at roughly $80 billion, far higher than Germany’s biggest carmakers, including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Their combined market cap before Monday’s move was roughly $10 billion, meaning both companies earn more than twice their market value annually.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Oh, and at least three massive overgrown startups — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic — are said to be queuing up for initial public offerings at a collective $3 trillion market value or more.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Its market value now stands at roughly $80 billion, far higher than Germany’s biggest carmakers, including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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