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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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