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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of face value1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Now it allows resales through its main site instead and says prices are capped at the ticket's face value.
You could buy five different bonds, each with a face value of $10,000, and each would have a different maturity, ranging from one to five years or more.
The ambassador described Trump as a "people person" who takes people at "face value", explaining that the president judged him on his merits.
Trades aren’t known to be unbiased sources of information, but that doesn’t account for all those who may read these pieces and take them at face value.
Turkey claims to be a functioning democracy - and at face value, it is.
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