How to Use ad valorem in a Sentence

ad valorem

adjective
  • The district’s intent was to ask for an ad valorem tax, not a sales tax.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Still others may impose an ad valorem—meaning based on value—tax on the retail sales price.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The ad valorem increase would raise about $33 million for the school system, officials said.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 5 Aug. 2020
  • An example of a specific ad valorem duty would be a tax of 20% on the value of cotton.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Design of this plate doesn’t change and registrant is exempt from registration fees and ad valorem taxes for the first plate.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 3 June 2022
  • True tax reduction comes from responsible use of tax abatements and proper management of the ad valorem tax rate not empty promises.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The first asked voters to allow the extension of a levy of an ad valorem tax that is not to exceed 1 mill for six years, starting this year, to pay for police and fire services.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
  • This type of deed does not affect the transferor’s homestead rights, their right to transfer or encumber the property, or their ad valorem tax exemptions.
    — Wesley E. Wright, Houston Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2020
  • However, if ad valorem tariffs are going to be significant, why even have specific tariffs?
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Trump’s ad valorem and flat-duty rates on low-value packages sent via international post also skyrocketed.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Orange County currently funds Lynx from ad valorem (property taxes).
    — Scott Maxwell, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
  • City officials, during the budget presentation, noted that your property, ad valorem tax, pays just under half of the general fund money.
    — Nick Sortal, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Chapter 200 governs the determination of millage (tax rates) on ad valorem assessments.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • The carriers have two methods to choose from — either a percentage of the country's tariff rate (ad valorem) or a flat per-package fee, De Filippis explained.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • According to Parker, the agreement stipulates that each school system will receive ad valorem taxes from residences within the boundaries of their system and share the 1-cent sales tax.
    — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Voters also approved the renewal of the ad valorem taxes benefiting Birmingham City Schools.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Instead of creating a rainy-day fund overseen by the state, lawmakers gave local communities in Colorado the power to impose a substantive property tax — or ad valorem levy — on what flows out of the well.
    — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Reducing—or eliminating—the ad valorem tax is a priority, and tax abatements will be used responsibly to support businesses without burdening homeowners.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The office of state superintendent was re-created, the state ad valorem tax was affirmed, and the Permanent School Fund was to be invested in county and other bonds in order to increase income.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The Birmingham Industrial Development Board last month agreed to abate noneducational ad valorem and sales and use taxes for 10 years for the project.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Birmingham residents will be electing three city councilors and voting on the renewal of existing ad valorem (property) taxes that benefit Birmingham City Schools.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Senate Bill 98 provides authority to counties to abate ad valorem taxes for certain projects that qualify for the incentives under the Alabama Jobs Act.
    — William Thornton, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Data centers currently qualify for an ad valorem reimbursement program, where manufacturers coming to Oklahoma are exempt from paying property taxes for the first five years with the state paying instead, Hilbert said.
    — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The $600 million limit marks the amount Humble Independent School District determined could be included in the bond package without increasing ad valorem taxes.
    — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The new rate is made up of the 10 percent baseline tariff, as well as an ad valorem duty triggered by the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, now standing trial for attempting to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Paxton is also the author of Senate Bill 1809 that seeks to increase the ad valorem tax exemption for homesteads to $5,000 from $1,000 beginning in the 2027 tax year.
    — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Executive Order 14256, issued on April 2, states that such an item, if shipped via international mail from China or Hong Kong, could be subject to an ad valorem duty of up to 20% of the item’s value, or a specific dollar amount per package, which could be $100 or more.
    — Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 10 July 2025

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