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
Even taking this particular demonstration at face value, what does this mean for Figure AI’s broader vision?
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Don’t take everything at face value.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Another might simply review documentation and accept company explanations at face value.
—Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
That’s especially notable because face value for Championship+ general admission tickets ranged from $199 for Thursday to $299 for weekend rounds, before taxes and fees, according to a PGA of America spokesperson who spoke with Front Office Sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Don’t take everything at face value.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Another might simply review documentation and accept company explanations at face value.
—Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
That’s especially notable because face value for Championship+ general admission tickets ranged from $199 for Thursday to $299 for weekend rounds, before taxes and fees, according to a PGA of America spokesperson who spoke with Front Office Sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
Noun
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Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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The result has been higher prices for less reliable power.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The White House has also threatened secondary sanctions against companies that pay fees to Iran.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But unionization usually raises costs for an employer through payroll, legal bills and other fees associated with providing benefits.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Removing barriers for non-traditional students like prohibitive costs or complicated admissions and financial aid processes is one way to improve access, said Lane, who helps create the commission’s enrollment reports.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Industry groups warned that capping emissions too much and too quickly would push refineries out of the state and drive up already soaring energy costs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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During this transition, plants tend to experience water stress, as the rate of water leaving the leaves exceeds uptake by the roots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Robert Reich of the University of California, Berkeley, wrote recently that average Americans pay a 14% tax rate, but billionaires pay less than 2%.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Winger and Dawkins arrived in 2023, and one of the underlying principles of their plan was, and remains, to correctly evaluate their own players and make those evaluations before their players lost their trade value.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The answer increasingly lies not in export volume alone, but in supply chain integration, local collaboration, sustainability standards and long-term strategic value.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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Like Apple, Dell will sell the XPS 13 to students for $100 off the list price, but only through the back-to-school season.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Pending contracts surged, and sellers are accepting close to the list price.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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