carrying value

carrying value definition - finance
The portion of an assetÂ’s value that is not depreciated. Also called book value. Carrying value is not market value, which is determined by market forces, such as stock prices. A company assigns carrying value to its assets.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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