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Definition of time value

1a : value measured by hours of labor
b : value due to the date of receipt of goods or maturity of obligations
2 : value entry 1 sense 5

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First Known Use of time value

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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“Time value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20value. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.

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