The Caribbean islands are called the West Indies to correct the name, Indies, mistakenly given by Christopher Columbus. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies of Asia.
We also have lists of Words that end with tax, and words that start with tax. Search for words that start with a letter or word: 11 Letter words that contain tax. 1  Epitaxially. 2  Paclitaxels. 3  Phototaxies. 4  Phyllotaxes. 5  Phyllotaxis. 6  Pleiotaxies. 7  Stereotaxic.
â¢ AD VALOREM TAX (noun) The noun AD VALOREM TAX has 1 sense: 1. a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production. Familiarity information: AD VALOREM TAX used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details. â¢ AD VALOREM TAX (noun) Meaning: A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production. Classified under: Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.