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market value
noun
: the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something
determining the car's market value
The house sold below market value.
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The decrease is primarily due to changes in the market value of natural gas futures contracts.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Nvidia shares rose Monday morning, boosting its market value to $3.38 trillion by the afternoon, surpassing Apple’s $3.35 trillion market cap.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
An initial surge in the market value of Trump Media in March made the former president's 57% stake worth $5.2 billion, but that tumbled to $1.4 billion when the stock hit a low of $11.75 in September.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
This valuation leap moves it above Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) in market value, which Fidelity most recently valued at $9.4 billion.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
market value
noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business
Legal Definition
market value
noun1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
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