face value

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Taking those figures at face value — say, $2,250 a year — you could spend $123,750 by the time you hit 80, if you started counting at the age of 25.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Strategy’s Stretch preferred stock is trading at $88, over 10% below its $100 face value, resulting in a 13% current yield.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

But let’s take the article at face value.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Resellers flipping tickets for around 10 times their face value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Otherwise the sprawling household went about its business and took the newcomer at face value.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood