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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for rateably

Historical Examples of rateably

I have no doubt that after hours of immense labour you will triumphantly suggest “rateably.”
If I May
A. A. Milne
It is a property rate, and originally was rateably levied at four shillings in the pound.
Speculations from Political Economy
C. B. Clarke
Under the amended law only such sum as Parliament might vote in each year was to be rateably divided among all local authorities.
Our First Half-Century
Government of Queensland

British Dictionary definitions for rateably

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for rateably

ratable

adj.

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