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valor
(encz) | valor,hrdinská statečnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Valor
(gcide) | Valor \Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F.
valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See
Valiant.] [Written also valour.]
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1. Value; worth. [Obs.] "The valor of a penny." --Sir T.
More.
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2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which
enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal
bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
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For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.
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When valor preys on reason,
It eats the sword it fights with. --Shak.
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Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B.
Jonson.
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3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.
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Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;
fearlessness. See Courage, and Heroism.
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valor
(wn) | valor
n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic
courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he
showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for
valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour,
valorousness, valiance, valiancy] |
valor
(devil) | VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's
hope.
"Why have you halted?" roared the commander of a division and
Chickamauga, who had ordered a charge; "move forward, sir, at once."
"General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am
persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring
them into collision with the enemy."
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valorization
(mass) | valorization
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ad valorem
(encz) | ad valorem,podle hodnoty adv: tata |
ad valorem tariff
(encz) | ad valorem tariff,tarif ad valorem (k hodnotě) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
ad valorem tax
(encz) | ad valorem tax,hodnotová daň n: tata |
discretion is the better part of valor
(encz) | discretion is the better part of valor, |
valorization
(encz) | valorization,valorizace n: Zdeněk Brožvalorization,zhodnocení n: Zdeněk Brož |
valorize
(encz) | valorize,valorizovat v: Zdeněk Brožvalorize,zhodnotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
valorous
(encz) | valorous,hrdinsky statečný Zdeněk Brožvalorous,neohrožený adj: Zdeněk Brožvalorous,srdnatý adj: Zdeněk Brožvalorous,udatný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
valorously
(encz) | valorously,hrdinsky statečně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
valorousness
(encz) | valorousness, n: |
tarif ad valorem (k hodnotě)
(czen) | tarif ad valorem (k hodnotě),ad valorem tariff[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
valorizace
(czen) | valorizace,adjustmentn: Zdeněk Brožvalorizace,valorizationn: Zdeněk Brož |
valorizovat
(czen) | valorizovat,valorizev: Zdeněk Brož |
Ad valorem
(gcide) | Ad valorem \Ad va*lo"rem\ [L., according to the value.] (Com.)
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 duty
(gcide) | Duty \Du"ty\, n.; pl. Duties. [From Due.]
1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material
thing.]
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When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware,
thou receivest thy duty. --Tyndale.
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2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or
refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service
morally obligatory.
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Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord,
and his country. --Hallam.
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3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of
a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
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With records sweet of duties done. --Keble.
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To employ him on the hardest and most imperative
duty. --Hallam.
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Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly
exists to do trivial things; but there may be an
obligation to do them. --C. J. Smith.
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4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and
superiors. --Shak.
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5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. "My
duty to you." --Shak.
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6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam
pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain
quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water
lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old
standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs.,
United States).
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7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of
money required by government to be paid on the
importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
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Note: An impost on land or other real estate, and on the
stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct
tax. [U.S.]
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Ad valorem duty, a duty which is graded according to the
cost, or market value, of the article taxed. See {Ad
valorem}.
Specific duty, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an
article without reference to its value or market.
On duty, actually engaged in the performance of one's
assigned task.
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Invalorous
(gcide) | Invalorous \In*val"or*ous\, a.
Not valorous; cowardly.
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Valor
(gcide) | Valor \Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F.
valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See
Valiant.] [Written also valour.]
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1. Value; worth. [Obs.] "The valor of a penny." --Sir T.
More.
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2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which
enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal
bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
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For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.
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When valor preys on reason,
It eats the sword it fights with. --Shak.
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Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B.
Jonson.
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3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.
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Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;
fearlessness. See Courage, and Heroism.
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Valorization
(gcide) | Valorization \Val`or*i*za"tion\, n. [Pg. valorizac[~a]o.]
Act or process of attempting to give an arbitrary market
value or price to a commodity by governmental interference,
as by maintaining a purchasing fund, making loans to
producers to enable them to hold their products, etc.; --
used chiefly of such action by Brazil.
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Valorous
(gcide) | Valorous \Val"or*ous\, a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.]
Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant;
intrepid. -- Val"or*ous*ly, adv.
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Valorously
(gcide) | Valorous \Val"or*ous\, a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.]
Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant;
intrepid. -- Val"or*ous*ly, adv.
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ad valorem
(wn) | ad valorem
adv 1: in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed;
"the goods were taxed ad valorem" [syn: ad val, {ad
valorem}] |
ad valorem tax
(wn) | ad valorem tax
n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price
before taxes and its cost of production [syn: VAT,
value-added tax, ad valorem tax] |
valorous
(wn) | valorous
adj 1: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent
the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: valiant,
valorous] |
valorously
(wn) | valorously
adv 1: with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly
until the end" [syn: valiantly, valorously] |
valorousness
(wn) | valorousness
n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic
courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he
showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for
valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour,
valorousness, valiance, valiancy] |
AD VALOREM
(bouvier) | AD VALOREM. According to the value. This Latin term is used in commerce in
reference to certain duties, called ad valorem duties, which are levied on
commodities at certain rates per centum on their value. See Duties; Imposts;
Act of Cong. of March 2, 1799, s. 61 of March 1, 1823 s. 5.
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