nominal value

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Deflation meant that a stock that retained its nominal value was actually rising in value.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

The Eurobonds would be bought at a price equivalent to 100% of their nominal value, it said.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2022

Each one-year bond has a nominal value of 1,000 Ukrainian hryvnia and offered an 11% interest rate.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2022

The stock market values the bank at less than half of the nominal value of its assets, an indication that investors believe there are hidden risks.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

In 1780 Congress actually adopted a plan to redeem its paper issues at one fortieth of their pretended or nominal value.

From The Paper Moneys of Europe Their Moral and Economic Significance by Hirst, Francis Wrigley