present value
noun
: the sum of money which if invested now at a given rate of compound interest will accumulate exactly to a specified amount at a specified future date
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The deferrals in the deal give the contract a present value calculated at $68.6 million, per industry sources.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Don’t think that five years, $92.5 million guaranteed will turn out to be a good deal for the Jays, but heavy deferrals bring the deal’s present value closer to $70 million.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Without even counting Operation Warp Speed (which produced the Covid vaccine), University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan finds that the Trump administration reduced regulatory costs by almost $11,000 per household in present value.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
This method considers a company’s present value as the difference between the fair market value of its net assets and its liabilities.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Don’t think that five years, $92.5 million guaranteed will turn out to be a good deal for the Jays, but heavy deferrals bring the deal’s present value closer to $70 million.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Without even counting Operation Warp Speed (which produced the Covid vaccine), University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan finds that the Trump administration reduced regulatory costs by almost $11,000 per household in present value.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
This method considers a company’s present value as the difference between the fair market value of its net assets and its liabilities.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Present value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present%20value. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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