unratable

9.9

Buildings or land that do not have to pay local property taxes

adjective
/ʌnˈreɪtəbl/

: exento de impuestos

The organization owns several unratable properties that are exempt from municipal taxes.

Examples

Because the land is used for public utility purposes, it is classified as unratable.
Certain nonprofit institutions occupy unratable buildings according to city tax regulations.
The property is unratable.
Many buildings are unratable.
Because the land is used for public utility purposes, it is classified as unratable.
Certain nonprofit institutions occupy unratable buildings according to city tax regulations.
The organization owns several unratable properties that are exempt from municipal taxes.

Synonyms

untaxable

vsunratable

1 5.0

Not required by law to pay tax

is limited to exemption from local property rates only

Antonyms

ratable

1 8.4

Property that must pay tax to the local government

How Taxable

ratable

1 8.4

unratable

9.9

Surface Forms

unratable positive

Morphology

unratable = ratable (transparent) = un + rate + able

Formed by prefixing 'un-' to the adjective 'ratable' (rate + -able); the negation yields the expected meaning 'not subject to rates'.

Etymology

The word unratable comes from un- ('not'), rate ('a local tax' or 'to tax'), and -able ('can be'). So unratable literally means 'not able to be taxed', which is why it describes property that is not charged local property taxes.