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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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Perhaps, at the end of it all, things that were said should have been taken at face value.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 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

Gallup and her supporters, including Fabyan, had accepted these revelations at face value.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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