fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value Because alternative minimum tax exposure is driven largely by the spread between exercise price and fair market value, lower prices can substantially reduce the tax cost of beginning the long-term holding period. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 After July 2034, based on the performance of the NFL assets, Disney may have the right to reacquire the NFL’s interest in ESPN in exchange for a 10-year security at 70% of the then-fair market value of the NFL’s interest in ESPN. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 July 2026 Lower courts ruled against the Pungs, and the justices likewise resisted the idea that compensation should be based on the home’s fair market value. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Voluntary buyout programs can also be effective in helping low-income homeowners relocate from risky properties – if those programs offer fair market value, meaningful relocation support and timely implementation. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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Noun
  • The studios will rent for $20 per square foot, significantly under market value, with no more than a 2 percent increase annually.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Days later, investor excitement around the agent helped send Meta shares up 11% in a single session, adding some $192 billion to its market value.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Marriott’s underlying core value of care is just one of the reasons that leaders like Martinez choose to stay with Marriott.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Tiisetso’s view For half a century, the cost of African borrowing has been set largely in New York by three firms that rate the 55 countries from a distance.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That operational slowdown would subsequently reduce gasoline output and drive total domestic energy costs higher.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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