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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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Trump's wealth soars after shooting Monday morning's jump in Trump Media's shares adds about $1.9 billion to its market value, pushing its capitalization to $7.8 billion, according to financial data company FactSet.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 July 2024
Burberry also reportedly axed hundreds of jobs earlier this month due to its shrinking market value.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 July 2024
All of these rare or unprecedented features of last week’s action tie back to the key characteristic investors have been fixated on for months: the profound concentration of market value in a tight cluster of the largest stocks.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 July 2024
More than $100 billion in market value evaporated in days.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
market value
noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business
Legal Definition
market value
noun1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
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