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 tech giant has shed nearly $1 trillion in market value this year. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 May 2025 Remember when Google demoed its Bard AI tool in 2023 and its factual error led to its parent company losing US$100 billion in market value? Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025 As the business grows and scales, so can the market value (and salary) of the CEO. Focus on the long term. Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 In 2025, the global market value of secondhand and resale apparel was estimated to be worth $256 billion, according to data from Statista. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 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 4 Jun. 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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