ratal

Definitions

1. A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes.
2. The amount on which a tax rate is assessed.

Examples

“The maximum price for locally grown produce⟳ was 4 pence a ratal for tomatoes, 6 pence a ratal for onions, 11 pence a ratal for potatoes, and 7 pence a ratal for cabbages.”

“We have⟳ to provide⟳ for increased and increasing ratals and assessments.”

“To encourage⟳ United States private investments abroad, the President proposed that incomes from such ventures be taxed at a rate 14 per cent below corporate ratals in the United States […]”

“The agency executed the leases to the tenants, had repairs made to the building, looked after the tax ratals and appeals, and watched the occupancy and use⟳ of the property so that insurance rates would not be affected.”

“The land⟳ tax ratal is obtained by applying the land⟳ tax figure⟳ to the unit value.”

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