face value
The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etcThe amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
» We shouldn't take that at face value.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
Nennwert
номина́льная сто́имостьnominálʹnaja stóimostʹ
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)No more or less than what is stated; a literal or direct meaning or interpretation.
Please take this comment at face value and don't try to read anything into it.
- the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
- the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value
Examples
17 sentencesWe shouldn't take that at face value.
Don't take what Tom says at face value.
ruНе воспринимай то, что говорит Том, буквально. — astyng
deNimm das, was Tom sagt, nicht für bare Münze! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom takes everything at face value.
ruТом всё принимает за чистую монету. — nina99nv
deTom nimmt alles für bare Münze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't take everything at face value.
ruНе принимай всё за чистую монету. — ZegPhig
We shouldn't accept his explanation at face value.
ruМы не должны принимать его объяснение за чистую монету. — shanghainese
Translations
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Origin
The term exists because a contrast between nominal value and market value is sometimes matThe term exists because a contrast between nominal value and market value is sometimes materially relevant for currencies.
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Forms
plural: face values| Singular | face value |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value:par valuenominal value
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.