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face value definition - finance
  1. The value of a bond or another type of debt instrument at maturity. Also called par value.
  2. The amount of the principal on a futures, option, swap, or forward contract.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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