face-value

  • 61at face value — {prep. phr.} What one can actually hear, read, or see; literally. * /John is so honest that you can take his words at face value./ * /This store s advertisements are honest; take them at face value./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 62at face value — 1 : for the price that is printed on something We bought the tickets at face value. 2 ◇ Something that is taken/accepted at face value is regarded as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted. After all his lying, nothing he says now… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 63take someone at face value — take someone/​something at face value accept someone/​something at face value phrase to accept someone or something without considering whether they really are what they claim to be These threats should not be taken at face value. Thesaurus: to… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 64at\ face\ value — prep. phr. What one can actually hear, read, or see; literally. John is so honest that you can take his words at face value. This store s advertisements are honest; take them at face value …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 65take something at face value — take (something) at face value to accept something because of the way it first looks or seems, without thinking about what else it could mean. These results should not be taken at face value careful analysis is required to assess their full… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 66take at face value — take (something) at face value to accept something because of the way it first looks or seems, without thinking about what else it could mean. These results should not be taken at face value careful analysis is required to assess their full… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 67at face value — the value shown by the surface, what you see ...    At face value, this car appears to be in good condition …

    English idioms

  • 68original face value — original face or original face value The total principal amount of all of the loans in an MBS pool as of the issue date. American Banker Glossary The principal amount of a mortgage as of its issue date. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 69Face — (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 70Face ague — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English