| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ad valorem |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ad va·lo·rem |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   d v -lôr m, -l r- |
| ADJECTIVE: | abbr. a.v. or a/v In proportion to the value: ad valorem duties on imported goods. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin ad valrem : Latin ad, to, according to + Late Latin valrem, accusative of valor, value.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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