prorate

pro·rate

verb \(ˌ)prō-ˈrāt, ˈprō-ˌ\

: to calculate (something) according to the specific amount that someone has done, used, etc.

pro·rat·edpro·rat·ing

Full Definition of PRORATE

transitive verb

:  to divide, distribute, or assess proportionately

intransitive verb

:  to make a pro rata distribution

— pro·ra·tion \prō-ˈrā-shən\ noun

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Examples of PRORATE

1. The player's annual salary was prorated because he only played for the last three months of the season.
2. <shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service>

Origin of PRORATE

pro rata

First Known Use: 1860

Related to PRORATE

Synonyms

allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, administer

Antonyms

misallocate

Related Words

admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out), lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split; bestow, disburse, furnish, issue, provide, share, supply; circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread; chip in, contribute, donate, pledge; reallocate, reapportion

Near Antonyms

begrudge, decline, deny, deprive (of), disallow, refuse, reject, withhold; niggle (out), pinch, skimp, stint

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

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