as in price
the monetary figure that is printed or shown on something (such as a coin or bill)
We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50.
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Recent Examples of face value
The top hospitality tickets at the Nassau County Stadium had a face value of $10,000 (£7,800) and ordinary tickets were changing hands for more than $1,000 on the secondary market.
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
The filing also details various financial agreements, including convertible notes with face values of $1,051,664 and secured promissory notes with face values of $101,550.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The deal, however, hinged on EchoStar bondholders accepting a $1.57 billion discount on the face value of their debt.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
There usually are, but they are found on the secondary market where in the past six months data shows more and more of these tickets priced below face value.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
The filing also details various financial agreements, including convertible notes with face values of $1,051,664 and secured promissory notes with face values of $101,550.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The deal, however, hinged on EchoStar bondholders accepting a $1.57 billion discount on the face value of their debt.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
There usually are, but they are found on the secondary market where in the past six months data shows more and more of these tickets priced below face value.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
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The town’s relatively affordable land prices provide ample space for farming, gardening, and homesteading, with many properties offering several acres, perfect for cultivating crops or raising livestock.—
Meghan Bernd,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Voters said throughout the campaign that their top concern was inflation, specifically prices.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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The most recent public earnings report issued by Synchrony Bank states that the company’s Health & Wellness products, of which CareCredit is the largest, earned $956 million from interest and fees on loans in the third quarter of 2024, a 13% jump from the same period the previous year.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Companies pay a fee for their products to be analyzed by the Clean Label Project, which offers them a certification if standards are met.—
Korin Miller,
Health,
14 Jan. 2025
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Mayor Janet Cowell, in a news release from Milken, said the city has a pipeline of talent, innovative start-ups and the low cost of doing business attracts companies from all over the world.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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Russia made significant advances in several parts of the frontline through the end of 2024, but the territorial gains are coming at an increasingly painful cost.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The multimedia digital platform The New Indian said a salvo launch is designed to overwhelm enemy defenses, ensuring higher mission success rates.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Asian and Black children also saw significantly higher increases in attacks compared with white children’s rates of asthma attacks.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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That was followed by reasons such as the break-down of old bathroom décor and improving a home's resale value.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Today, due to falling LCFS credit value, biogas credits from one cow are worth closer to $1,600 annually.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
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In all the convoluted back-and-forth, most patients and health plans aren’t charged anything close to list price.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2025
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What To Know According to Altos data, an increasing number of sellers nationwide are lowering their asking prices to attract reluctant buyers, with 33.5 percent of homes currently listed for sale on the market having taken a price reduction from their original list price.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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