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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When Taylor Swift’s Miami tickets originally went on sale on Ticketmaster, face value tickets ranged anywhere from $49 to $499 (plus fees) depending on the section.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
Ireland, for example, completely outlawed the practice of reselling tickets above face value several years ago.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
That already potentially puts this institution at the brink of insolvency, because the value of the assets will be less than the face value of the liabilities.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024
One remarkable aspect is that this does not include the revenue from any inflated resale tickets — which, as anyone who has tried to get tickets through Vivid Seats or StubHub knows, mostly have gone for several times their face value.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2024
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
Ireland, for example, completely outlawed the practice of reselling tickets above face value several years ago.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
That already potentially puts this institution at the brink of insolvency, because the value of the assets will be less than the face value of the liabilities.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024
One remarkable aspect is that this does not include the revenue from any inflated resale tickets — which, as anyone who has tried to get tickets through Vivid Seats or StubHub knows, mostly have gone for several times their face value.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2024
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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