Ratable

ratable
    adj 1: liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes;
           "the ratable value of property" [syn: {ratable},
           {rateable}]
    

Ratable \Rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.
   1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.
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            Twenty orae were ratable to [at] two marks of
            silver.                               --Camden.
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   2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable
      estate.
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   3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. --
      {Rat"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rat"a*bly}, adv.
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ratable \rat"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 removing valuable sources
   of tax revenue.
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38 Moby Thesaurus words for "ratable":
      assessable, assessment, cess, chargeable, conscience money,
      contribution, direct tax, dutiable, duty, graduated taxation,
      imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, leviable, levy,
      progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, surtax,
      tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return,
      tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable,
      taxable income, taxation, tithable, tithe, toll, tribute,
      withholding tax