rataladj.n.
/ˈreɪtl/, U.S. /ˈreɪdl/ Now rare and historical.
A. adj.
Relating to rates or rateable value.
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1859 Times 21 Mar. 6/5 Lord John Russell was the author of the £5 and £6 ratal clause.
1873 Times 11 Dec. 7/6 The Local Taxation Committee have..succeeded in placing ratal reform in the foremost place among the social and political questions of the day.
1891 Daily News 4 Feb. 5/3 A Bill has been introduced into Parliament..seeking to abolish the ratal qualifications for members of vestries.
2001 I. McLean Rational Choice & Brit. Politics iii. 64 An amendment to substitute ‘ratal’ for ‘rental’ or vice versa, or to raise or lower a rate or rent threshold, could leave even well-informed politicians floundering.
B. n.
The amount on which rates are assessed; rateable value.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [noun] > rates > amount on which rates assessed
rateable value1819
ratal1862
1862 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 42 511/1 With a ratal of £136,000 a-year, the town had a debt of £120,000; while the county, with a ratal of £1,200,000, had only a debt of £24,000.
1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Feb. 7/1 Lord John was told that the £6 ratal was a shuffle.
1883 M. D. Chalmers Local Govt. iii. 42 A ratal of £50 gives one vote.
1908 W. A. Shaw Cal. Treasury Bks. 1669–72 912 Warrant..for a lease..of the pasture called Northolt..Particular of the premises..and ratal therof.
2005 SinoCast China Business Daily News (Nexis) 8 Dec. Companies who have large operating scale but whose ratal does not reach the monitoring standards..will also be included into monitoring coverage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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