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Nasir khan Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Face value
But he already has much against Azhar to take the attacker’s claim on its face value.
what could be the definition of "face value" in above sentence.?
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Paper money has a number on it that is the amount of money it represents. This is the "face value". So "face value" is what is its apparent value.
- Paper money has a number on it that is the amount of money it represents.
- This is the "face value".
- So "face value" is what is its apparent value.
- It might not be the real underlying value.
- If you take something at "face value" you accept the apparent value, without questioning that it might be something less or even worthless .
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Paper money has a number on it that is the amount of money it represents. This is the "face value".
So "face value" is what is its apparent value. It might not be the real underlying value. If you take something at "face value" you accept the apparent value, without questioning that it might be something less or even worthless .
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