fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value But Caltrans had originally bought the land using federal funds, and regulations require that excess land bought with federal money be sold at fair market value. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026 The fair market value of Findraiser is between $100,001 and $1 million, according to campaign finance documents filed with the state this month. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Jody Allen, as her brother’s executor and trustee, has a legal obligation to sell the team for as much money as possible, which requires careful timing and good business judgment when appraising the asset’s fair market value. Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026 They are entitled instead to the fair market value of the property being sold. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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Noun
  • Walmart passes Berkshire in market value Over the past year, shares of Walmart have soared by more than 35% while both classes of Berkshire have dropped by almost 12%.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Impoverished doesn’t exactly fit, not with Erasca’s market value nearing $7 billion on the promise of a better pan-RAS inhibitor for pancreatic cancer.
    Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Though the value can be criticized, Love is immediately going to make Arizona’s offense exponentially better.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Under state law, the department should have gathered data on at least three comparable properties and their corresponding values, the report reads.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are no performance incentive payments or cost-of-living increase for senior leadership in the current fiscal year, according to a budget overview, and no incentive payments for anyone in the coming fiscal year starting July 1.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Although Rolder’s short arm length could give him some trouble with block-shedding, several workable pieces on his profile likely speak to what Buffalo would go for in its new defense at a reduced cost.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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