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ratable  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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"Ratable" Quotes from Famous Books



... man to him much ridiculous, whom he knows by no other definition but a silly fellow in black. He is a kind of walking mercer's shop, and shews you one stuff to-day and another to-morrow; an ornament to the room he comes in as the fair bed and hangings be; and is merely ratable accordingly, fifty or an hundred pounds as his suit is. His main ambition is to get a knighthood, and then an old lady, which if he be happy in, he fills the stage and a coach so much longer: Otherwise, himself and his ...
— Character Writings of the 17th Century • Various


Words linked to "Ratable" :   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Britain, taxable, UK, U.K., ratability, Great Britain, nonexempt


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