Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rateable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
rate-able
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to incur the payment of rates.

adj

Able to be evaluated with a rating.

noun

A property whose value is assessed by an authority to determine the payment of rates.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English rate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English rateable From rate + -able.

Inflected Forms

more rateable (comparative) most rateable (superlative) ratable (alternative) rateables (plural)

Derived Forms

rateably unrateable

Phrases

rateable value

Synonyms

ratable

Questions

What does rateable mean?
Liable to incur the payment of rates.
Where does rateable come from?
Etymology tree English rate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English rateable From rate + -able.

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