Meanings
nounbook value (countable and uncountable, plural book values)
plural book values
- countableuncountableThe value of an asset as reflected on an entity's accounting books, without accounting for appreciation or depreciation.
- countableuncountableThe price for which an item or service should be bought or sold, usually as related in a printed collection of prices for similar items or services.
Synonyms: book price
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe price for which an item or service should be bought or sold, usually as related in a printed collection of prices for similar items or services.
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Chinese Mandarin 賬面價值 /账面价值, 賬面價值 /账面价值
- 賬面價值 /账面价值 (zhàngmiàn jiàzhí)the value of an asset
- 賬面價值 /账面价值 (zhàngmiàn jiàzhí)the price for which an item should be bought or sold
Finnish kirjanpitoarvo, kirja-arvo
- kirjanpitoarvothe value of an asset
- kirja-arvothe value of an asset
- listahintathe price for which an item should be bought or sold
French valeur comptable, prix public conseillé
- valeur comptablethe value of an asset
- prix public conseilléthe price for which an item should be bought or sold
Indonesian nilai buku, nilai buku
- nilai bukuthe value of an asset
- nilai bukuthe price for which an item should be bought or sold
Polish wartość księgowa, wartość księgowa
- wartość księgowathe value of an asset
- wartość księgowathe price for which an item should be bought or sold
Swedish bokfört värde, listpris
- bokfört värdethe value of an asset
- listpristhe price for which an item should be bought or sold
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book value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20value
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“book value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20value. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book value,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20value.
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