rateable

/ (ˈreɪtəbəl) /

adjective

a variant spelling of ratable

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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

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Words nearby rateable

ratchet effect, ratchet jack, ratchet wheel, rat claw foot, rate, rateable, rate base, rate-cap, rate card, rated load, rateen

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Example sentences from the Web for rateable

The area is 1020 acres, rateable value £945, population 137, entirely agricultural.
A History of Horncastle|James Conway Walter
We fear therefore that here again we can not penetrate through the rateable to the real.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
If A preferred raising his rateable value to 1600, B would get the fine, Government would get the increased rate.
Speculations from Political Economy|C. B. Clarke
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

The expression 'rateable value' means the annual rateable value under the Irish Valuation Acts.
A Leap in the Dark|A.V. Dicey

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