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 Dow contains 30 components and is weighted by the share price of the individual stocks instead of total market value. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 Snell's market value at five years and $131 million. Matt Musico, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Google parent Alphabet, meanwhile, has a market value of around $2 trillion. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The fine is significantly more than Google's market value of $2.15 trillion, but not higher than a googol, which contains 100 zeroes. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 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 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

market value

noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business

Legal Definition

market value

noun
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: 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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