RATEABLE

ratable, rateable

(adjective) liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes; “the ratable value of property”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rateable (comparative more rateable, superlative most rateable)

liable to incur the payment of rates

Anagrams

• talebear, tearable

Source: Wiktionary


Rate"a*ble, a.

Definition: See Ratable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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