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face value
[ feys val-yoo feys val-yoo ]
noun
- the value printed on the face of a stock, bond, or other financial instrument or document.
- apparent value:
Do not accept promises at face value.
face value
noun
- the value written or stamped on the face of a commercial paper or coin
- apparent worth or value, as opposed to real worth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of face value1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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