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ratals

ratals is the plural of ratal.

Meaning of ratal

Noun (1)

ratal (plural ratals or irtal)

  1. A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes.
    • 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.2012, Dennis Angelo Castillo, The Santa Marija Convoy: Faith and Endurance in Wartime Malta, 1940-1942

Noun (2)

ratal (plural ratals)

  1. The amount on which a tax rate is assessed.
    • We have to provide for increased and increasing ratals and assessments.1907 August 24, The Economist, volume 65, page 1443

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Questions about ratals

What is ratals the plural of?
Ratals is the plural of ratal.

Words near ratals in the dictionary

  1. Rataj
  2. Ratajczak
  3. Ratajczaks
  4. Ratak
  5. ratal
  6. ratals
  7. ratamacue
  8. ratamacues
  9. ratan
  10. Ratanakiri
  11. Ratanakkiri

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