Eli5: What is NPV (Net Present Value) in the most simplest terms? I have a non-finance background

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Eli5: What is NPV (Net Present Value) in the most simplest terms? I have a non-finance background

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“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

Or conversely, expected future income should be discounted, because … you might not get it for some reason, or inflation *will* reduce its worth, or the opportunity cost of not having it now.

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