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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). ad valorem. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ad_valorem/definitions/1970763 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "ad valorem" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ad_valorem/definitions/1970763> |