[ US /ˈpɹoʊˈɹeɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. make a proportional settlement or distribution
  2. divide or assess proportionally
    The rent was prorated for the rest of the month
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How To Use prorate In A Sentence

  • Rays +17 *2011 wins are prorated for a full season The Cubs: Champions of Failing Expectation
  • The amount is prorated for earned portions of a month.
  • This year, because the collective bargaining agreement has not been extended, teams can prorate bonuses over only five years - compared with six years in 2004 and seven years previously - which will hold down some initial offers.
  • It is usual to prorate the taxes between the seller and the buyer in the sale of real estate.
  • We prorated all short forms to produce scores that could be compared with the full form rather than be incomparable because of the different number of scale items.
  • Although salary is prorated to time worked, full benefits are provided all year.
  • Eight days after signing a prorated $1 million deal with his old team, the Colorado Avalanche, the 2003 NHL MVP re-retired on Monday after playing 35 minutes in two games. Pacquiao Set to Meet With His Fellow Pols
  • Signing bonuses are treated in different ways for cash and Cap: (1) for cash purposes, they are treated as fully paid, regardless of deferrals; and (2) for Cap purposes, they are prorated through the life of the contract. Andrew Brandt: Breaking in a New Cap: The New NFL System
  • A conservative practice would be to prorate the interest charges for the entire year, as if the debt had been existent for the entire year.
  • However, while this gives the team short-term relief, it just increases Johnson's salary-cap figure in future seasons, as the value of the bonus is prorated throughout the life of the contract.
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