fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value Because alternative minimum tax exposure is driven largely by the spread between exercise price and fair market value, lower prices can substantially reduce the tax cost of beginning the long-term holding period. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 After July 2034, based on the performance of the NFL assets, Disney may have the right to reacquire the NFL’s interest in ESPN in exchange for a 10-year security at 70% of the then-fair market value of the NFL’s interest in ESPN. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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  2. value
  3. cost
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  • That volume holds an estimated market value of 135 million dollars, though final revenue will reflect prevailing metal spot prices and purity checks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Musk’s companies are hardly the only ones facing key-person risks, of course, but only a handful of other companies come close to the scale of Tesla and SpaceX’s market value.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Griffin acquired the painting in a private transaction through Christie’s in 2024, with art experts estimating its value at $200 million or more.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During the Viking Age, silver bars, jewelry and scrap silver were used as a means of payment and to store value, with their weight determining their value, according the museums group.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Theoretically, Newcastle had decent capacity to bring in a forward from both a Premier League squad cost ratio (SCR) and a UEFA financial rules perspective.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
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