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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These are Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta — giant tech monopolies which happen to also be four of the six top US corporations by market value.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 May 2026
Some real estate experts estimate its market value could be significantly higher.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Any attempt to deny athletes their free-market value seems like the same antitrust issue that led us here.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Shares of SunEdison, a major American renewable energy company, traded above $33 in 2015, giving it a market value of almost $10 billion.
—Ram Charan, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 May 2026
Some real estate experts estimate its market value could be significantly higher.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Any attempt to deny athletes their free-market value seems like the same antitrust issue that led us here.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Shares of SunEdison, a major American renewable energy company, traded above $33 in 2015, giving it a market value of almost $10 billion.
—Ram Charan, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for market value
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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