1.
[syn: ratable, rateable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ratable \Rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.
1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.
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Twenty orae were ratable to [at] two marks of
silver. --Camden.
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2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable
estate.
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3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. --
Rat"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rat"a*bly, adv.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ratable \rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), n.
a structure which may be rated, or set at a certain value,
for the purpose of taxation, usually based on the value; as,
with the deterioration of the center cities, the loss of
ratables worsened the situation by removing valuable sources
of tax revenue.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ratable
adj 1: liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes;
"the ratable value of property" [syn: ratable,
rateable]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "ratable":
assessable, assessment, cess, chargeable, conscience money,
contribution, direct tax, dutiable, duty, graduated taxation,
imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, leviable, levy,
progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, surtax,
tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return,
tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable,
taxable income, taxation, tithable, tithe, toll, tribute,
withholding tax