rateable
/'reitəbl/ Cách viết khác : (rateable) /'reitəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Subject to local property tax: Describes property or land that is legally liable to be assessed and taxed by a local authority, such as a municipality or council.
- Capable of being rated or assessed: Describes something that can be evaluated, estimated, or assigned a value or rank.
Usage
- The primary modern use of rateable relates to taxation and property law. It is often used in official or financial contexts.
- It can describe the property itself (e.g., ) or the assessed value of that property (e.g., ).
Examples
- Adjective:
- All commercial buildings in the city are rateable and contribute to local services.
- The council sent a notice informing us of the new rateable value of our premises.
- The inspector determined which structures on the land were rateable.
Advanced Usage
- "Rateable occupation": A legal term referring to the use or possession of a property that makes it liable for local taxes.
- The empty warehouse was not in rateable occupation and therefore not taxed.
Variants and Related Words
- Rate (verb/noun): To assess the value of; a local tax or the assessed value itself.
- The property was rated at £200,000.
- Rating (noun): The process of assessing, or the assessed value; a classification or ranking.
- The council issued a new rating list.
- Rateability (noun): The quality of being liable to local taxation.
- The rateability of the annex was under dispute.
Synonyms
- Taxable: Liable to be taxed.
- Assessable: Capable of being officially evaluated, especially for taxation.
- Chargeable: Subject to a fee or charge.
Antonyms
- Exempt: Free from an obligation or liability, such as tax.
- Non-rateable: Not subject to local property tax.
Notes
- The spelling ratable is also correct and commonly used, especially in American English. Both "rateable" and "ratable" are acceptable variants.
- The historical or archaic meaning of "proportional" (e.g., a ) is now rare in modern usage, where the term is almost exclusively tied to property taxation.
Adjective
- liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
- the ratable value of property