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Definition of face value noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

face value

 noun
noun
 
[uncountable, singular]
 
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  • the value of a stamp, coin, ticket, etc. that is shown on the front of it Tickets were changing hands at three times their face value.
    • Idioms
    take something at face value
     
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    to believe that something is what it appears to be, without questioning it Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging. You shouldn't take anything she says at face value.
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