Face Value (redirected from face values)

A readily ascertainable amount of money determinable from the words of a written instrument alone without the aid of any other source.

The face value of an instrument such as a financial document is only the amount shown on it, without the inclusion of interest or fees customarily added or reference to its actual market value.

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face value n. in shares of stock, the original cost of the stock shown on the certificate, or "par value."