face value
Example Sentences
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Scotland has a new boom industry, at least if planning applications are taken at face value.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Coupon: The interest rate that a bond issuer pays based on the bond’s face value.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
Here, the promise that local law enforcement keeps people safe is often hard for residents to take at face value.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This is difficult because there exists, all around us, an apparatus urging us to accept American innocence at face value and not to inquire too much.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
