net book valueglossary / NET BOOK VALUE net book value. An asset’s value as that value appears on an organization’s books, less the asset’s depreciation since the last valuation. [Cases: Taxation 375(1). C.J.S. Taxation §§ 547–548, 556.] 词条贡献者 资深译员徐玲,知名法学院法律翻译专业,擅长翻译各类与财务重组相关的法律文件。