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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Well, at four times the market value, with no other bidders involved. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 By 2029, the market value is predicted to reach $367 billion. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Ethereum, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell roughly 21%. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Garza hopes the initiative will help Latinos identify themselves in the history of the United States and the country's founding and embrace the group's message on limited government and free-market values. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 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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