at face value
idiom
1
: for the price that is printed on something
We bought the tickets at face value.
2
: as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted
After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken/accepted at face value.
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This means that the currently robust projections for a record large crop in Brazil are in the process of being confirmed and realized, while USDA estimates for U.S. production have to be taken at face value, at least for now.
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Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
His philanthropic dedication to the arts sometimes shouldn’t be taken at face value.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Taken at face value, that type of spending is superficial economic support, not the real support provided by enormous capital projects of the types mentioned above.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There's a lot of Aiel and Sea Folk stuff where the show is just kind of asking you to take things at face value, even if book-readers are aware of more depth.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
His philanthropic dedication to the arts sometimes shouldn’t be taken at face value.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Taken at face value, that type of spending is superficial economic support, not the real support provided by enormous capital projects of the types mentioned above.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There's a lot of Aiel and Sea Folk stuff where the show is just kind of asking you to take things at face value, even if book-readers are aware of more depth.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at face value
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“At face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20face%20value. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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