RATABLES

ratables, rateables

(noun) property that provides tax income for local governments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


RATABLE

Rat"a*ble, a.

1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value. Twenty oræ were ratable to [at] two marks of silver. Camden.

2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate.

3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments.

– Rat"a*ble*ness, n.

– Rat"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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