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ad valorem

[ad vuh-lawr-uhm, -lohr-] / æd vəˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- /
ADVERB
according to the value
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Bigger drones that have militarily-sensitive abilities such as thermal imaging are subject to a 100% ad valorem tariff, along with certain critical components.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

For homeowners 65 and older, there’s an additional $4,000 exemption from county ad valorem taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

An executive order published by the White House on Thursday said that "certain agricultural products shall not be subject to the additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed."

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

There will also be a 1% ad valorem tax based on sales for miners that post a profit.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2023

It changed the duty upon woollen goods costing less than $2.50 a square yard from an ad valorem to a specific duty, and increased the duty by about twenty per centum.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess


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