fair value

noun

A rational, unbiased estimate of the potential market price of goods, services, or assets, taking into account both objective factors (such as production and distributions costs) and subjective factors (such as risks and supply vs. demand).

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Meanings

nounfair value (countable and uncountable, plural fair values)

plural fair values

  1. countableuncountableaccountingA rational, unbiased estimate of the potential market price of goods, services, or assets, taking into account both objective factors (such as production and distributions costs) and subjective factors (such as risks and supply vs. demand).

    The “fair value” of Amazon's investment in Anthropic is about $13.8 bn, according to regulatory filings.

    2025 July 12, “Amazon weighs further investment in Anthropic to gain edge on AI rivals”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公允價值 /公允价值
  • 公允價值 /公允价值rational estimate
Finnish käypä arvo
  • käypä arvorational estimate
French juste valeur, juste prix
  • juste valeurrational estimate
  • juste prixrational estimate
  • valeur actuellerational estimate
Polish wartość godziwa
  • wartość godziwarational estimate
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APA

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MLA

“fair value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20value. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fair value,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20value.

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