face value
IPA: fˈeɪsvˈæɫju
noun
- The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
- (idiomatic) No more or less than what is stated; a literal or direct meaning or interpretation.
Examples of "face-value" in Sentences
- According to a face-value reading of the Bible, you shouldn't question.
- Taken at face-value, the general story line is indeed standard enough Gothic fare, if somewhat modernized.
- Forget "face-value reading" — such a person has clearly not even idly flipped through the Bible at any point.
- The initiative looks simple at face-value but, as observers point out, it is very complex in nature and difficult to implement, often requiring a coalition of countries to do so.
- Under the only scenario that investors are likely to accept, a little more than half of the face-value of a €100 bond would be redeemed for cash and a triple-A, sovereign, zero-coupon bond.
- Under this proposal, Greece's principal repayments to private creditors would be put off until some future date, with interest payments and interest rates maintained and no haircut on the face-value of the bonds.
- Unfortunately too much snake oil and crappola has passed under the proverbial bridge to accept ‘face-value’ but we will accept the historical standard for a ‘competitive price point’ and that means full sovereignty for Palestinians.
- As euro-zone leaders work to defuse the dangerous debt crisis that is raging at their periphery, more and more observers seem to believe that part of the solution should be a major cut in the face-value of outstanding Greek and possibly Irish government bonds.
- Of course, if you are a bondholder expecting to be repaid next year or the year after, and you wind up exchanging those bonds for much longer-dated debt instead and possibly debt with a lower face-value, then you can rightly claim to be taking a hit on the value of your bonds.