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a·ve

(ä′vā)

1. An expression of greeting or farewell.

2. Ave Roman Catholic Church Ave Maria.

[Middle English, from Latin avē.]

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ave

(ˈɑːvɪ; ˈɑːveɪ)

sentence substitute

welcome or farewell

[Latin]

Ave

(ˈɑːvɪ)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary

2. (Roman Catholic Church) the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion

3. (Roman Catholic Church) the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said

[C13: from Latin: hail!]

Ave

ave

abbreviation for

(Human Geography) avenue

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a•ve

(ˈɑ veɪ, ˈeɪ vi)

interj.

1. hail; welcome.

2. farewell; good-bye.

3. the salutation “ave.”

4. (cap.) Ave Maria.

[1200–50; Middle English < Latin: imperative 2nd singular of avēre to be well, fare well]

ave.

avenue.

Translations

AVE

Ave

ABBR =avenue → Av., Avda.

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Ave (Maria)

n → Ave(-Maria) nt

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Second, the ad valorem equivalent of trade costs that are charged on a per unit basis will vary with the quality of goods.

BEA paper explores trade-weighted import costs

The steep price deflation after 1930 significantly raised the ad valorem equivalent of the Smoot-Hawley duties, and by 1932 the average tariff on dutiable imports reached nearly 60 percent.

Historical perspectives on U.S. trade policy

Eckes, in a typical move, relegates the truth of the matter to footnotes (page 310, footnote 17: "If higher duties effectively blocked some imports, the average ad valorem equivalent might prove to be an unreliable measure").