market value

noun

Synonyms of market valuenext
: the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something
determining the car's market value
The house sold below market value.

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The semiconductor industry accounts for nearly a third of the S&P 500’s market value, according to Stifel, an investment bank. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 BeInCrypto Research found that 97% of tokenized asset value sits outside the reach of US retail investors, and that 39% of market value carries no identifiable regulatory framework at all. — Nia Bowers, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 Minnesota civil rights activists, separate from Bryant, organized a national Target boycott, resulting in a 33% fall in the corporation’s stock prices and wiped out over $20 billion in market value. — Nancy Jiang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 In defence of Spurs’ apparent overspending, Transfermarkt’s market values rely on crowdsourced guesstimates rather than any sophisticated modelling. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for market value

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Kids Definition

market value

noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business

Legal Definition

market value

noun
1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
2
: market price sense 1

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