GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ratable , a.
   Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.
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   Twenty orae were ratable to [at] two marks of silver.
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   Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate.
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   Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. -- Rat"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rat"a*bly, adv.
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   ratable , 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