(n.) 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.
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ad valorem, admeasured, appraised, evaluated, gauged, good for, known by measurement, mapped, measured, metered, plotted, priced, prized, pro rata, quantified, quantized, rated, surveyed, triangulated, valuated, valued, valued at, worth
