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
In addition to the record renewal rate, the average secondary market price for tickets last year was about 50% above face value.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Of course, this is all engaging with the indictment at face value, but no one outside or inside the DOJ actually believes that this was the result of a real threat against the president.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
At face value, this seems obvious, but leaders need to balance process with presence.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Some were listed for sale at prices reaching $160,000, a level that placed them comfortably within the mid-tier market where due diligence can be uneven and provenance often taken at face value.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Of course, this is all engaging with the indictment at face value, but no one outside or inside the DOJ actually believes that this was the result of a real threat against the president.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
At face value, this seems obvious, but leaders need to balance process with presence.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Some were listed for sale at prices reaching $160,000, a level that placed them comfortably within the mid-tier market where due diligence can be uneven and provenance often taken at face value.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for face value
Recent Examples of Synonyms for face value
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Multiple studies in 2024–26 have ranked San Jose as the least affordable housing market in the United States, based on comparisons of home prices to local incomes.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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On Thursday, a tipster sent us a copy of a similar bulletin drafted by Nissan in anticipation of a similar supply crunch—and an accompanying price hike for service departments.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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New schools are typically funded through a combination of developer fees, district bond funds and state matching funds, Griffin said.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Those practices included predatory mortgage lending, junk fees, confusing jargon on financial product descriptions, payday loans, and much more.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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The heavy context makes Marseille a particularly forbidding environment for young players, which Ethan Nwaneri has discovered to his cost since arriving on loan from Arsenal in January.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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When the legislative session began earlier this year, Connecticut lawmakers pledged to focus on affordability and cost, seeking to keep the state on track as national economic uncertainty persists — and as a number of consumer costs, ranging from healthcare to energy, were on the rise.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Multiple independent measurements show that sea levels are rising along California’s coastline, though the rate varies by location due to local land movement.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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More Charlotte region growth stats Charlotte added more people (20,731) from 2024 to last year than the nine communities above it in growth rate did during the same span.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The question turned into an accidental personality test, exposing some of each artist’s values.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Ryan Rollins was one of the only bright spots from Milwaukee’s season, providing great value as a playmaker and shooter who competes defensively and has a nose for the ball.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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According to Daftarian, the new list price sends a message that the owner is motivated.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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These include three fertility drugs from EMD Serono, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA, the most expensive of which, Gonal-F, has a list price of $966 but is only $168 per IVF cycle using a TrumpRx coupon.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20value. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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