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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Shares of Novo Nordisk have plunged more than 50% over the past year, wiping out more than $300 billion in market value. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 May 2025 The full assessed value of property in Arkansas is 20% of its market value. Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025 That day, UnitedHealthcare’s stock dropped more than 22%, eliminating about $119 billion of market value. Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025 Selling for about $20,000 in 1972—roughly the same as a Ferrari Daytona or Lamborghini Jarama—Maserati’s original Ghibli has never attained the market value of its contemporaries that have a horse or bull on the hood. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 May 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 22 May. 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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