rateable

/ (ˈreɪtəbəl) /

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adjective

a variant spelling of ratable

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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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How to use rateable in a sentence

They could indulge this feeling by putting a very high rateable value on their property.
Speculations from Political Economy|C. B. Clarke
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 people should pay a rateable tax for their sheep, and an Excise for every thing which they should eat.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities|Henry M. Brooks
We fear therefore that here again we can not penetrate through the rateable to the real.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

The question whether the acreage stated in the Suffolk survey is real or rateable can not be briefly debated.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland