nominal value

nominal value — noun

1. the amount of money printed on a share, bond, or banknote when it is first issue

1.名詞C1
釋義

the amount of money printed on a share, bond, or banknote when it is first issued, which may be very different from the price people will actually pay for it later.

例句

Each bond had a nominal value of 100 dollars, but Ryo bought them for far less.

nominal value of [amount]

The shares were issued at a nominal value of one pound each.

issued at a nominal value

同義詞
  • face value

    everyday equivalent; the amount written on the security itself

  • par value

    common in stock-market and banking contexts, especially for shares and bonds

反義詞
  • market value

    the price the security actually trades at, which moves up and down

文法句型

the nominal value of [security]

用法筆記

Contrasts with market value: nominal value is fixed at issue and printed on the security, while market value changes as people buy and sell. Subject is almost always a share, bond, coin, or banknote.

常見錯誤

❌The nominal value of the house rose to 500,000.
✅The market value of the house rose to 500,000.
💡nominal value is the fixed amount printed on a security, not a changing market price.