face value Syllabification: (face val·ue)Translate face value | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of face value noun the value printed or depicted on a coin, banknote, postage stamp, ticket, etc., especially when less than the actual or intrinsic value. the superficial appearance or implication of something:she felt the lie was unconvincing, but he seemed to take it at face valueface value in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of face value in the British & World English dictionary