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face value

[feys val-yoo, feys val-yoo] / ˈfeɪs ˌvæl ju, ˈfeɪs ˈvæl ju /
NOUN
apparent worth of something
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Taking inventory drawdowns at face value, he figures it would mean about a 1 billion barrel drop in demand, a 6% reduction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Damodaran’s own analysis took the company’s numbers more at face value than the bot did, which pushed back against some of the assumptions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

But—now it’s our turn to play conspiracy theorist—it’s also terribly difficult to take her conversion at face value.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

More than a thousand tickets remain available on the Fifa resale site, several around face value plus the Fifa fee.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The trucker was apparently taking me at face value.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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