Thesaurus results for FACE VALUE

face value

noun

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 on the Web Today’s scalpers use bots to game the system and charge double the face value, or more. —

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024 When Taylor Swift’s New Orleans tickets originally went on sale on Ticketmaster, face value tickets ranged anywhere from $49 to $499 (plus fees) depending on the section. —

Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024 The banknotes, auctioned by Spink & Sons over the summer, sold for 11.7 times their face value of £78,430 ($100,318), as collectors snapped up some of the first versions of the new cash to roll off the printing presses. —

Angelica Chiara Yazbeck, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 Oasis has warned fans against buying on resale websites, cracking down on scalpers by only allowing resale at the face value prices. —

Doha Madani, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for face value

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