Ratable

Ratable
Ratable Rat"a*ble (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a. 1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value. [1913 Webster]

Twenty or[ae] were ratable to [at] two marks of silver. --Camden. [1913 Webster]

2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate. [1913 Webster]

3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. -- {Rat"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rat"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • ratable — rat·able / rā tə bəl/ adj: made or calculated according to a proportionate rate: pro rata a ratable distribution of the bankruptcy estate rat·ably / blē/ adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • ratable — rat‧a‧ble [ˈreɪtəbl] also rateable adjective 1. FINANCE a ratable share of something such as a payment is calculated according to the amount someone owes or is owed, relative to the amounts other people owe or are owed: • the collection and… …   Financial and business terms

  • ratable — at 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ratable — [rāt′ə bəl] adj. 1. that can be rated, or estimated, etc. 2. figured at a certain rate; proportional 3. Brit. liable to the payment of taxes (rates) ratably adv …   English World dictionary

  • ratable — ratability, ratableness, n. ratably, adv. /ray teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being rated or appraised. 2. proportional: ratable distribution of wealth. Also, rateable. [1495 1505; RATE1 + ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • ratable — var. of RATEABLE. * * * ratable etc.: see rateable, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • ratable estate — n. An estate with a value that can be appraised, usually for taxes. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • ratable estate or property — Property in its quality and nature capable of being rated, i.e. appraised, assessed. Taxable estate; the real and personal property which the legislature designates as taxable …   Black's law dictionary

  • ratable estate or property — Property in its quality and nature capable of being rated, i.e. appraised, assessed. Taxable estate; the real and personal property which the legislature designates as taxable …   Black's law dictionary

  • ratable estate or property — Property in its quality and nature capable of being rated, i.e. appraised, assessed. Taxable estate; the real and personal property which the legislature designates as taxable …   Black's law dictionary

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