face value
nounEtymology
The term exists because a contrast between nominal value and market value is sometimes materially relevant for currencies.
Definitions
The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.
The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
No more or less than what is stated
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.
- Few museums have such a coherent collection that covers so many different areas of interest as the London Transport Museum. At face value, it is a collection of urban transport in London. In reality, it is so much more.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for face value. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA