book value
noun
: the value of something as shown on bookkeeping records as distinguished from market value:
a
: the value of an asset equal to cost minus depreciation
b
: the value of a corporation's stock equal to its book value minus its liabilities
Examples of book value in a Sentence
I paid $4,100 for the car four years ago, but its book value is now under $500.
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The stock sells for less than book value (corporate net worth per share).
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
That growth is mainly driven by the bank’s focus on increasing its tangible book value and dividends per share.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 13 July 2025
If the third-year option is exercised, Norgaard’s remaining book value at the point of the extension will be amortised to the end of June 2028.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
That growth is mainly driven by the bank’s focus on increasing its tangible book value and dividends per share.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 13 July 2025
If the third-year option is exercised, Norgaard’s remaining book value at the point of the extension will be amortised to the end of June 2028.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Book value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20value. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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