Ratableness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ratable \Rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.
     1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.
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              Twenty orae were ratable to [at] two marks of
              silver.                               --Camden.


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     2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable
        estate.
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     3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. --
        {Rat"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rat"a*bly}, adv.
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