nominal value

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Deflation meant that a stock that retained its nominal value was actually rising in value.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

The Institute of International Finance report published on Wednesday estimated that the nominal value of global debt declined by some $4 trillion, bringing it fractionally back under the $300 trillion threshold breached in 2021.

From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2023

Humans, focused on nominal value, generally do not, and so lenders suffer as inflation erodes promised receipts.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2016

This way, governments might be able to avoid a reduction to the nominal value of the debt, known as a haircut, the document adds.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2015

The immediate reduction of the nominal value of the shares and bank-notes was the only resource.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John