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par value

par value

noun

  1. the value imprinted on the face of a share certificate or bond and used to assess dividend, capital ownership, or interest Also calledface value Compare market value book value
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of par value1

First recorded in 1800–10
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