gaugeableadj.
/ˈɡeɪdʒəb(ə)l/ That may be gauged; liable to be gauged for excise duty.
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estimablec1460
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mensurablea1600
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commensurable1654
dimensurable1660
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gaugeable1768
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evaluable1880
dimensionable1884
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [adjective] > liable to duty > liable to be gauged for duty
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1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 454 Does our God, as was fabled of the heathen Jupiter, distribute his mercies out of a gaugeable tun?
1811 Ann. Reg. 1809 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 329/1 The right of gauging all gaugeable matters within the city.
1824 Act 5 George IV c. 74 §25 Vessels of wine, oil, honey, and other gaugeable liquors.
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