Present discounted value

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Updated: Aug 20, 2021

The present value of a payment due to be received in the future.

Present discounted value

The present discounted value of a stream of receipts spread over time is the sum of the present discounted values of the various parts of the stream. See also discounted cash flow.

Reference: Oxford Press Dictonary of Economics, 5th edt.



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