face value

noun

Definition of face valuenext
as in price
the monetary figure that is printed or shown on something (such as a coin or bill) We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.

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Recent Examples of face value Many debt buyers purchase delinquent accounts for significantly less than their face value. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Healey said the act would cap resale prices at 110 percent of the original face value price, meaning a $100 for example would only be able to be re-sold for $110. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 There are also users actively offering to pay above face value (which other users will also report). — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026 The face value of premium tickets to the World Cup final that were released in May. — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for face value
Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
  1. price
  2. fee
  3. cost
  4. rate
  5. value
  6. list price
  7. unit price
Noun
  • Iran is trying to use this retaliatory pressure — driving up energy prices globally — to bring the war to an end on the best terms possible.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Recent sales data suggest shoppers are responding to the price difference.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of price
Noun
  • Revenue from events would help pay for repairs and upgrades to the stadium, while the city would pay the private company a management fee.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Arsenal recognise this may be one of their last chances to secure a significant fee.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fee
Noun
  • The cost of powering homes is also up, with electricity and piped gas both costing around 4% more annually.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This points to global streaming services nearing a precipice for cost increases, as the proliferation of services available and a general caution around spending mean consumers are becoming less likely to accept higher and higher demands.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cost
Noun
  • Romania's position along the Danube puts it on the frontline of Russia's nightly strikes on Ukraine, thus forcing NATO warplanes into the air at an increasing rate.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On top of that, PNC tends to offer lower-than-average mortgage rates.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rate
Noun
  • The latter goal is in line with the growing African movement to reduce raw minerals exports in favor of local value addition.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit joins a broader debate on the value of wearable devices to track human health.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • Amazon has the Bose SoundLink Plus Bluetooth speaker on sale for $199, down from its regular $269 list price.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The financial website based its scores on each metro area’s average sale-to-list price ratio, the percentage of active listings with price drops and the average size of the price drop as a percentage of the original value.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of list price
Noun
  • While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of unit price

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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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