Face value - Financial definition
Translations: FR valeur faciale (n.f.) , valeur nominale (n.f.) ES valor nominal (n.m.) DE Nennwert (n.m.) , Nominalwert (n.m.)
Concise definition of the term face value
The face value of a security, otherwise referred to as nominal value or par value, is the amount borrowed from the holder by the issuer and it is usually repaid back at the maturity date of the investment.
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