par valuen.1. The stated value of a security, such as a bond or share of preferred stock, from which interest payments or dividends are calculated as a percentage. Also called face value.2. The minimum price at which a share of common stock is initially issued to investors.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.par value n (Stock Exchange) the value imprinted on the face of a share certificate or bond and used to assess dividend, capital ownership, or interest. Also called: face value Compare market value, book value2 Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014face val?ue (?fe?s ?væl yu for 1; ?fe?s ?væl yu for 2 ) n. 1. the value printed on the face of a stock, bond, etc. 2. apparent value. [1875?80] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.