fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value Lower courts ruled against the Pungs, and the justices likewise resisted the idea that compensation should be based on the home’s fair market value. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Voluntary buyout programs can also be effective in helping low-income homeowners relocate from risky properties – if those programs offer fair market value, meaningful relocation support and timely implementation. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 Murdoch has previously said the company is paying fair market value in its current deal. — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 The executor gathers and safeguards assets and determines their fair market value. — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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  2. value
  3. cost
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  • Pape Sarr was on the pitch for Senegal’s devastating extra-time defeat by Belgium at that same stage, but joins Bergvall as a Spurs player who had little impact on a tournament where his career — and market value — could really have used a jolt.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The stock, which had surged more than 65% in its first week of trading, went through a separate two-day slide around the same time, erasing roughly $620 billion in market value.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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  • While productivity - how much economic value workers produce per hour - has continued to grow dramatically, wages at the bottom of the income ladder have not kept pace.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • If the bottom of the outside linebacker room is determined by special teams value, then Tyrus Wheat will have an opportunity to crack the initial roster.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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  • His campaign has proposed property tax freeze for seniors, no-cost diagnostic mammograms and less regulation on businesses.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • High tariffs have also driven up the cost of some goods, though not by as much as many feared.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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