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.

Examples of market value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, with an imploded refi business and rates closing in on 7%, the AI mortgage company’s market value stands at just $300 million. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

But the lot is currently appraised at $331 million — a bargain compared to its potential market value — which works out to an annual tax bill of about $6 million. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Workday shares jumped 18% in reaction, lifting its market value to $51 billion from about $43 billion. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of millions of pounds of potential market value was allowed to diminish to practically nothing. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for market value

• eigenvalue
• undervalue

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

2

: market price sense 1