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
Both the penny’s and the nickel’s manufacturing costs are greater than their face values, according to a report from the Treasury in December.
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Ash Reynolds, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
On face value, the idea of a government board who will cap the price of these drugs seems like a good idea.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Even if Bitcoin’s value falls to zero, bondholders still receive their $100 face value plus interest at maturity.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In an announcement Sunday on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the cost of minting the coin featuring the profile of the country's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is more than twice the currency's face value.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ash Reynolds, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
On face value, the idea of a government board who will cap the price of these drugs seems like a good idea.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Even if Bitcoin’s value falls to zero, bondholders still receive their $100 face value plus interest at maturity.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In an announcement Sunday on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the cost of minting the coin featuring the profile of the country's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is more than twice the currency's face value.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
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Inflation in Japan highest in two years Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Now, while tariffs and deportations constrain the supply of goods and services to increase prices, reduction in taxes makes more cash available to consumers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Perhaps; by being put on the waiver wire, other teams can take him freely for only a nominal fee.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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But this is the first time that the push to tax remittances, which already come with high fees, has reached a level where there appears to be political appetite for approving it.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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While well-intended, the legislation had the unpleasant consequence of raising costs significantly for condo associations and owners.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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ExxonMobil, for example, is investing $140 billion in enhancing high-margin assets and reducing structural costs—targeting an additional $20 billion in earnings and $30 billion in free cash flow by 2030.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Israel says its missile defense success rate stands at greater than 90% against Iran's attacks in the ongoing aerial war.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Things to watch are already 9th in bullpen innings, middle to slightly bottom of the pack in K and BB rates.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Blue state values Luciel Sanchez, 23, Wesleyan University ’24, living in Hartford Originally from southern Texas, Luciel Sanchez moved to Connecticut to attend Wesleyan University seeking a fresh start.—
Kat Struhar,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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With support from data scientist Peter Cotton, Score is developing a model that assigns a numerical value to each player’s contribution in real time.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The list price is expected to be different from when lenacapavir is used for the treatment of multidrug-resistant HIV, in which other HIV medications have not worked and the patient meets certain other requirements for lenacapavir treatment.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Gilead's list price of $28,000 a year is far, far above that.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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