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Webster 1913 Edition
Ad valorem
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Ad va-lo′rem
.[L., according to the value.]
(Com.)
A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, – in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number;
as, an
. ad valorem
duty of twenty per cent