GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ratable (rātˈȧ‑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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   ratable (rātˈȧ‑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”.
   
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