fair market value
noun
: a price at which buyers and sellers with a reasonable knowledge of pertinent facts and not acting under any compulsion are willing to do business
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Whether that means awarding your ex-spouse half the fair market value or a share of the sale proceeds, your business interests will likely be divided in a divorce.
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Julia Rodgers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Premier League rules require related party transactions to be subject to a fair market value assessment but, given the presence of external investors in AVWFC, that should not be a problem.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 July 2025
The producers get compensation at 75% of the average fair market value of affected livestock.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In addition, calculating the proportional deduction requires disclosing the fair market value of the decedent’s worldwide assets on IRS Form 706-NA.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Julia Rodgers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Premier League rules require related party transactions to be subject to a fair market value assessment but, given the presence of external investors in AVWFC, that should not be a problem.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 July 2025
The producers get compensation at 75% of the average fair market value of affected livestock.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In addition, calculating the proportional deduction requires disclosing the fair market value of the decedent’s worldwide assets on IRS Form 706-NA.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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