You Buy a AA Battery in the Store, and It $1.5 \mathrm {~V}$

You buy a AA battery in the store, and it is marked $1.5 \mathrm {~V}$ . If this marking is strictly accurate, while this battery is fresh

A) its terminal voltage will be $1.5 \mathrm {~V}$ when it is used in a circuit.
B) its terminal voltage will be less than $1.5 \mathrm {~V}$ when it is used in a circuit.
C) its terminal voltage will be more than $1.5 \mathrm {~V}$ when it is used in a circuit.