market value

noun

Synonyms of market valuenext
: the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something
determining the car's market value
The house sold below market value.

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That volume holds an estimated market value of 135 million dollars, though final revenue will reflect prevailing metal spot prices and purity checks. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Musk’s companies are hardly the only ones facing key-person risks, of course, but only a handful of other companies come close to the scale of Tesla and SpaceX’s market value. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The market value of certain skills genuinely is being repriced. — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Their big market values tend to give them more influence over the broader market’s direction and their growth amid the artificial-intelligence boom has been heavily reliant on borrowing, which becomes more expensive as interest rates rise. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for market value

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“Market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20value. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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Kids Definition

market value

noun
: a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business

Legal Definition

market value

noun
1
: the price at which a buyer is ready and willing to buy and a seller is ready and willing to sell
2
: market price sense 1

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