Ratable

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.
n.	1.	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.

Adj.

1.

ratable - liable to payment of rates or taxes; "the ratable value of property" Synonyms: rateable

assessable, assessment, cess, chargeable, conscience money, contribution, direct tax, dutiable, duty, graduated taxation, imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, leviable, levy, progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, surtax, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable, taxable income, taxation, tithable, tithe, toll, tribute, withholding tax

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