rateable adjective. ['reɪtǝb(ǝ)l] Also ratable. E16.
[from RATE verb¹ + -ABLE.]
1. Able to be rated or estimated, esp. in accordance with some scale. E16.

2. Liable to payment of local rates. M18.
rateable value the value formerly ascribed to a building for the assessment of the local rates to be levied on it.

■ ratea'bility noun M19.

■ rateably adverb L15.

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