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ratables

ratables

9.7
Properties like houses or shops that the local government taxes
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪtəblz/
  • UK
: propiedades imponibles
  • The city relies on its ratables to fund public services such as schools and police.

Examples

  • The town increased its ratables by encouraging new commercial development.

  • A shrinking number of ratables puts more pressure on residential taxpayers.

  • The city council discussed increasing taxes on ratables.

  • Many homeowners are concerned about the value of their ratables.

  • The city relies on its ratables to fund public services such as schools and police.

  • A shrinking number of ratables puts more pressure on residential taxpayers.

  • The town increased its ratables by encouraging new commercial development.

Synonyms

rateable
vsratables
  • UK
1 9.1

A property like a house or shop valued for local taxes by the government

is the general term for properties subject to local taxation

Surface Forms

ratables plural

Morphology

ratables = ratable (semi-transparent) = rate + able + s

Formed from 'rate' + '-able' with a plural '-s'; the morphology is clear but the specialised meaning 'properties subject to local taxation' depends on domain knowledge of 'rates'.

Etymology

Ratables comes from rate, meaning 'to put a value on', plus the ending -able, meaning 'able to be'. So ratables are things (usually properties) that are 'able to be rated' and therefore can be taxed by local governments.