face values

plural of face value
as in fees
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 values Ticket prices float with demand, the way airline seats and concert tickets do, which means that face values that start at a federation-only $60 and climb to $7,875 for a Category 1 seat at the final. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026 Proponents of dynamic pricing have often argued that prices adjusted to market demand are more honest than artificial face values that simply transfer profit to scalpers rather than to artists or event organizers. — Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 As face values have increased in recent decades, fees imposed by Ticketmaster have increased, too. — Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • Area districts charge fees in the range of $250 to $600, according to Sahr, while private driving schools range from $400 to a little under $1,000, the district’s presentation indicated.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • There’s also a Kids Zone with bounce houses, rides and games (additional fees may apply).
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The practice involves offering different prices to customers purchasing identical goods or services.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Secondary-market ticket prices for Sunday’s game have more than doubled at Vivid Seats since news broke of the trade and Mendoza’s elevation.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The rental company said testing has reduced its rental income and may negatively impact property values.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2026
  • Yet the Willamette Valley—long the pantry of Portland—is now staking its own culinary claim, with a food scene rooted in the sustainability-minded, farm-first values that have long defined Oregon.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • This is an ongoing process that accounts for changes in policies, seasonality, costs and coverage limitations.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Just over 13 percent cited rising energy and transportation costs.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The paper, which was later retracted, helped fuel concerns about the safety of vaccines and drive down vaccination rates.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The result depends on the assumption that nuclear reaction rates and neutron decay follow the same scaling as the expansion rate.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Face values.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20values. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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