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ad valorem

[ad vuh-lawr-uhm, -lohr-] / æd vəˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- /
ADVERB
according to the value
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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

The aim may have been to revive the economy but the effect, by boosting asset values, was to raise the "ad valorem" fees of mutual fund managers, hedge fund titans and the like.

From Economist • May 1, 2018

Thursday’s report shows Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Noble, Monroe and Guernsey counties have seen a combined 22-percent revenue boost from the longstanding ad valorem property tax, amid a 35-fold increase in natural gas production.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2017

The same success attended the President’s recommendation of an entire change in the revenue system, by which, instead of specific duties, ad valorem duties were to be assessed on the foreign valuation.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel




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