1.
face value; nominal value; par value
The value printed on a security, bond, or currency, as opposed to its market value.
この株の額面は100円だ。
The face value of this stock is 100 yen.
額面と市場価格は異なる。
Face value and market price are different.
額面1万円の商品券をもらった。
I received a gift certificate with a face value of 10,000 yen.
2.
at face value; literally
Used figuratively to mean taking something at its stated or apparent value.
彼の言葉を額面どおりに受け取ってはいけない。
Don't take his words at face value.
額面どおりに受け取ると、彼は賛成しているように聞こえる。
Taken at face value, it sounds like he agrees.
その発言を額面どおりに信じるのは危ない。
It's risky to believe that statement at face value.
額面 literally means "the face/surface of an amount" — the value printed or written on something.
SENSE 1 — FINANCIAL:
The stated value on securities, bonds, stamps, gift certificates, and currency.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 額面金額: face amount
- 額面価格: par value
- 額面以上: above par
- 額面以下: below par
SENSE 2 — FIGURATIVE:
額面どおり means "at face value" or "literally" — accepting something as it appears without looking deeper.
KEY EXPRESSION:
- 額面どおりに受け取る: to take at face value (often used with a warning not to)
RELATED TERMS:
- 時価: market value, current price
- 定価: list price, retail price
Related Words
Related:
元本 (principal)