But these would account for only a small fraction of the deal's value.

They sold them cheap, often for a fraction of their real value.

Put another way, the ships were being sold for a fraction of their real value.

You can buy these lots as investment real estate today for a tiny fraction of their actual value.

When a work was completed, he would sell it from his studio for a fraction of its value.

Surplus military knife blades were available at a fraction of their value.

Without them those lands would be worth only a fraction of their current value.

But the metal represented no more than a fraction of its value.

As over thirty years had passed, the money was worth a fraction of its original value.

Those securities will now be converted into common stock worth a small fraction of their original value.