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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And the city of Himeji is thinking of raising prices to its castle for foreign visitors, Bloomberg reported.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The bank upgraded the commercial real estate services stock to overweight from equal weight and raised its price target to $160 per share from $115.Brian Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Public adjusters work on a client’s behalf and can navigate the complexities of an insurance policy and the negotiations process, typically charging a fee that is a percentage of the eventual claim settlement.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 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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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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Ethics and costs led one California DA to commute death sentences.Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 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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The Vikings also finished third in the league in EPA per play and fifth in defensive success rate.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 16 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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Then, once standardized, they can be aggregated in a meta-analysis to produce a single value, the SMD.New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
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Under the 2022 federal law, drugmakers must pay rebates to Medicare if list prices increase faster than inflation.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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If the list price of a drug is $500 per month, and the patient has a 20% co-pay, the patient pays $100 at the pharmacy window.Rita Numerof, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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