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 stock market values the bank at less than half of the nominal value of its assets, an indication that investors believe there are hidden risks.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

Brendon Moran, Global Co-Head, Corporate Origination Debt Capital Markets at Societe Generale in London, notes that while the nominal value of deals this year will smash records, the number of deals hasn't exploded.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2015

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

Wages are to be estimated by their real value, viz. by the quantity of labour and capital employed in producing them, and not by their nominal value either in coats, hats, money, or corn.

From On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation by Ricardo, David