nominal value

Example Sentences

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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 Institute of International Finance report published on Wednesday estimated that the nominal value of global debt declined by some $4 trillion, bringing it fractionally back under the $300 trillion threshold breached in 2021.

From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2023

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 ruling probably means that the Tribunal has lost its nominal value.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2016

It was all in vain that the captain begged hard for his poor pet, and even offered ten times his nominal value for him.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon