ratable

or rate·a·ble

[rey-tuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being rated or appraised.

proportional: ratable distribution of wealth.

Origin of ratable

First recorded in 1495–1505; rate¹ + -able

Related formsrat·a·bil·i·ty, rat·a·ble·ness, nounrat·a·bly, rate·a·bly, adverbnon·rat·a·bil·i·ty, non·rate·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·rat·a·ble, non·rate·a·ble, adjectivenon·rat·a·ble·ness, non·rate·a·ble·ness, nounnon·rat·a·bly, non·rate·a·bly, adverbun·rat·a·ble, un·rate·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rateable

Historical Examples of rateable

The rateable annual value of the parishes, towns and villages is about 400,000.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5
Various
The rateable value of it is over twenty-six million eight hundred thousand pounds sterling.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
R.M. Ballantyne
The area is 1020 acres, rateable value £945, population 137, entirely agricultural.
A History of Horncastle
James Conway Walter
When first rated to the poor in Queen Elizabeths time it contained less than a hundred rateable persons.
Haunted London
Walter Thornbury
The party 679 on whom it falls is entitled to a rateable contribution from the others.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6
Various

British Dictionary definitions for rateable

rateable

adjective

a variant spelling of ratable

ratable

rateable

adjective

able to be rated or evaluated

British (of property) liable to payment of rates

Derived Formsratability, rateability, ratableness or rateableness, nounratably or rateably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for rateable

ratable

adj.

also rateable, c.1500, from rate (v.2) + -able.