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face value

[feys val-yoo, feys val-yoo] / ˈfeɪs ˌvæl yu, ˈfeɪs ˈvæl yu /
NOUN
apparent worth of something
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Within a few hours, TicketData reported that the number of tickets on Fifa's face value site dropped by more than half to about 32,000.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

One way to make that kind of money is through ticket prices, with the face value for tickets to this tournament nearly four times higher than the tournament in Qatar four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The settlement, which requires court approval, would limit Live Nation’s exclusive ticketing contracts with venues and impose a 15% cap on fees added to the face value of tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He’s kept the tickets from Sixers fans and sold them at face value to New Yorkers cheering for the Knicks.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

One reason that Kepler had to go to such lengths was that he could not simply baldly state the facts, because there was no tradition of taking facts at face value.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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