The value of an instrument or security as shown on its face; esp., the arbitrary dollar amount assigned to a stock share by the corporate charter, or the principal of a bond. — Often shortened to par. — Also termed face amount; face value; nominal value; stated value. [Cases: Corporations 99(3). C.J.S. Corporations § 170.]
par value 面值;票面价值 １股票、债券等票面上载明的价额，与其实际价值〔actual value〕不同且往往差异较大；２在抵押或信托契据中，指抵押的价值以所欠余额为基础，未予折扣。(→non-par value stock)
par value. The value of an instrument or security as shown on its face; esp., the arbitrary dollar amount assigned to a stock share by the corporate charter, or the principal of a bond. — Often shortened to par. — Also termed face amount; face value; nominal value; stated value. [Cases: Corporations 99(3). C.J.S. Corporations
票面价值 英语：par value 法语：valeur nominale, valeur au pair 德语：Nennwert einer Aktie 意大利语：valore nominale 西班牙语：valor nominal