face value (redirected from face values)

face value

n.

1. The value printed or written on the face, as of a bill or bond.

2. Apparent significance or value: took their compliments at face value.

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face value

Noun

apparent worth or meaning: only a fool would take it at face value

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	face value - the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value nominal value, par value value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
	2.	face value - the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

Translations

face value n [of stamp] → valor m nominal;

to take sth at face value (fig) → tomar algo en sentido literal, aceptar las apariencias de algo

face value [ˈfeɪsˈvæljuː] n [of coin] → valeur nominale;

to take sth at face value (fig) → prendre qch pour argent comptant

face value face n → Nennwert m;

to take sth at face value face (fig); etw für bare Münze nehmen

face value [ˈfeɪsˈvæljuː] n [of coin] → valore m facciale or nominale;

to take sth at face value (fig) → giudicare qc dalle apparenze