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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This week alone, Nvidia has fallen more than 7%, wiping out more than $400 billion in market value. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025 That amount is only just over 1% of its current market value. Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Aurinia says the remarks triggered a 20 percent drop in its stock, erasing more than $350 million in market value. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Complementing this are quantitative market value models, which translate academic theory into operational systems already deployed in data-rich industries, and in turn help businesses unlock different and more tailored monetization strategies for their content. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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
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