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par value

par value

noun

  1. the value imprinted on the face of a share certificate or bond and used to assess dividend, capital ownership, or interest Also calledface value Compare market value book value
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of par value1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

It was owned by a Bridgeport man and he paid par value for it in good gold and silver watches at cash prices.

The ventures were so profitable that the stock remained at par value.

I have only one thing to add, namely that I have myself bought up at par value a few of the debentures.

Each member of the crew is a shareholder, undersigned at fifteen hundred shares, par value one dollar.

The ventures were profitable generally, and the stock was maintained at its par value.

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