at its face value
1face value — 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… …
2face value — 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… …
3face value — 1. The *nominal value of a *bond or other debt instrument. The purchase price of a bond when issued may differ from its face value, owing to a *discount or *premium on issuance, and the *market values of traded bonds also tend to differ from face …
4face value — If you take something at face value, you accept the appearance rather than looking deeper into the matter. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you take something at its face value, you assume that it is genuinely what it appears to be.… …
5Face Value (play) — Face Value was a 1993 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. It was to be the second Broadway production of the playwright s work, but it closed in previews on March 14, 1993. The production was scheduled to open at the Cort Theatre. It… …
6face-value requirement — The requirement, first introduced by section 1(2)(a) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 that an instrument is not a deed unless it makes clear on its face that the maker or parties to the instrument intend it to be a deed …
7accept something at its face value — v. accept something as is …
8Face — (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… …
9Face 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… …
10Face card — 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… …
