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
Fans hoping to attend must turn to official resale platforms or secondary market resellers, where prices are typically much higher than face value.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Even if Mohamed’s status was in a grey area, the city would have to accept a candidate’s application on face value, because the secretary of state is in charge of elections.
—Angela Mathew, Dallas Morning News, 2 Apr. 2026
Silver bullion coins are valued for their metal content and purity, not their rarity or face value.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The face value of all tournament ticket sales goes to Treasure Valley charities.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Even if Mohamed’s status was in a grey area, the city would have to accept a candidate’s application on face value, because the secretary of state is in charge of elections.
—Angela Mathew, Dallas Morning News, 2 Apr. 2026
Silver bullion coins are valued for their metal content and purity, not their rarity or face value.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The face value of all tournament ticket sales goes to Treasure Valley charities.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
Noun
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Your instincts likely encourage generous choices, while setting a clear price or boundary helps exchanges feel fair across your life.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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As optimism over an extended ceasefire grew, oil prices fell early Friday after climbing a day earlier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Board also voted to increase mandatory fees at 13 of Georgia's 25 public colleges and universities.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The creation and adoption of the Balboa Park parking fees happened in just a few months and their haphazard implementation is ample evidence that not enough work was done.—
Venus Molina,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Provider reimbursement rates were cut by $383 million.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nurses at the hospital continue to report staffing issues and high turnover rates while saying medication errors and delays in patient care are continuing to occur.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, declining loan valuations — markdowns in the value of loans extended by private credit funds — are signaling stress at the company level, forcing private equity managers to mark down asset values and accept lower returns, said Hooke.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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People are different; their experiences might have little overlap; their values pull in competing directions.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The prescription prices on the site, however, are only available to patients who are uninsured, or whose insurance does not cover it, and who must pay the full list price out of pocket.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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The prescription prices on the site, however, are only available to patients who are uninsured, or whose insurance doesn't cover it, and who must pay the full list price out of pocket.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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