as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service
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Recent Examples of prorate
Brianna Covais, director for pupil personnel services, earned $59,423 in salary, a figure that prorated comes out to $159,480 this school year.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Mixed-status families can qualify but benefits are prorated.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
If there are too many people in this group for everyone to get $51, the money will be prorated.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Membership in the Ozark Hill Hikers is $12 a year prorated $1 for each month remaining in the calendar year.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Mixed-status families can qualify but benefits are prorated.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
If there are too many people in this group for everyone to get $51, the money will be prorated.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Membership in the Ozark Hill Hikers is $12 a year prorated $1 for each month remaining in the calendar year.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
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Between 1974 and 1976 alone, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed nearly forty million dollars in grants to sixteen hundred projects.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Encompassing more than a thousand nonprofit cultural organizations across five boroughs, the DCA is the largest municipal cultural funder in the US, distributing $245 million over the last fiscal year.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Essentially, the software allows criminals to dispense cash from ATMs with no bank card, customer account, or bank authorization, the FBI said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once dispensed, the airy propellants in the formula expand and then evaporate, giving the roots a subtle lift as your hair dries.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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On a bipartisan basis, Lamont is being joined by Republicans who have pushed repeatedly for greater scrutiny of money allocated by the legislature through direct grants, which are known as earmarks.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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The proportion of capital allocated to M&A hit a 30-year low in 2025, according to Bain, as companies directed more cash towards dividends, buybacks, capital expenditures as well as research and development.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Senate Republicans are sharply divided over how to pursue the SAVE America Act voter ID and citizenship bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the poll, nearly all respondents (91%) said the state’s budget situation was somewhat of a problem, though they were divided on how to close the gap, with 43% for spending cuts and 39% through a mix of cuts and tax increases.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Though the groups operate with some autonomy, Iran has provided them with financial support, weaponry such as drones, missiles, and training and intelligence.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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There are 130 monitoring stations across the Sierra Nevada mountains that provide electronic readings.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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One significantly different measure in the House bill is a provision that would overhaul the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, a major housing program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Another $11 million in civil penalties will be paid to the state plaintiffs, while another $10 million payout will go to the FTC to administer restitution to customers who unknowingly left tips that were not going to drivers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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An interview with an 8-year-old In 1995, when my daughter Sarah was about 8 years old, her school assigned the students a report on a civil rights leader for Black History Month.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The study authors give an example of a small bakery, calculating that if that bakery had five workers getting paid $48,000 annual salaries, a visual inspection task assigned to AI that reduced a baker’s work by 6% would save the bakery $14,000 per year.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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While no one is necessarily in the wrong here, a conflict of interest between fans and the club is a troubling symptom of an unhealthy organisation, and there is blame to be apportioned to the decision-makers whose mistakes have led Spurs to this juncture.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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