present value

British  

noun

1. the current capital value of a future income or outlay or of a series of such incomes or outlays. It is computed by the process of discounting at a predetermined rate of interest

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Example Sentences

For example, one can calculate the probability that the universe is expanding at nearly the same rate in all different directions at a time when the density of the universe has its present value.

From Literature

Each dollar invested in generative AI infrastructure yields about 20 cents of net present value, compared to $1.40 for cloud 1.0.

From Barron's

Inflation is the enemy of bonds, as it erodes the present value of future coupon and maturity payments.

From Barron's

Next, lower rates increase the net present value of companies with distant earnings, by reducing the discount rate in valuation models.

From MarketWatch

As the historian William N. Goetzmann has written, the related idea of net present value "is the most important tool in modern finance."

From Science Daily