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What is "face-value"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
face-value

1842, from face (n.) + value (n.). Originally of stock shares, banknotes, etc.

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face-value

n. (alternative spelling of face value English)

Usage examples of "face-value".

It takes the facts of physical science at their face-value, and leaves the laws of life just as naturalism finds them, with no hope of remedy, in case their fruits are bad.