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book value definition - legal

n

The value according to a corporationÂ’s books of an assetÂ’s worth minus its accompanying liabilities. See also market value.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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