View synonyms for ratable

ratable

or rate·a·ble

[ rey-tuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ratable

/ ˈreɪtəbəl /

Origin of ratable¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; rate ¹ + -able

The territorial schedule comprised a general list of ratable objects with fixed valuations.

In a previous year a general estimate of ratable estates had been ordered.

Scot was a ratable proportion in the payments levied from the town for local or national purposes.

And never could he imagine or allow that his personal weight, and force, and worth were ratable by gymnastic tests.

Representatives are apportioned among the towns according to ratable male polls, (male tax-payers;) state residence, two years.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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