FACE VALUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does face value mean? 

• FACE VALUE (noun)
  The noun FACE VALUE has 2 senses:

1. the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

2. the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth

  Familiarity information: FACE VALUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACE VALUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

face value; nominal value; par value

Hypernyms ("face value" is a kind of...):

value (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The apparent worth as opposed to the real worth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("face value" is a kind of...):

color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)