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
Full expensing allows business to fully deduct the cost of certain investments the year they are made, rather than prorated over the life of the investment.
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Early termination fees apply for a maximum of $480, prorated at $20 per month over the 24-month term.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
Federal student loans for part-time students would be prorated based on credit hours.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
In Franchise mode, player salaries are now prorated correctly after mid-season trades.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Early termination fees apply for a maximum of $480, prorated at $20 per month over the 24-month term.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
Federal student loans for part-time students would be prorated based on credit hours.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
In Franchise mode, player salaries are now prorated correctly after mid-season trades.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
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Today, Last Rhino distributes across Virginia, D.C., Maryland, and a bit of West Virginia, with plans to expand into North Carolina next.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The New Neighbor City Services Guide will be distributed to new residents and those relocating within the city via a postcard with a link to access the digital guide.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Another way was dispensing care at the mobile clinics that P.H.R.I. operated in the occupied territories.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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As part of the REMS program, mifepristone is subject to a few restrictions: People who prescribe the pills must be certified health care providers, and pharmacies must obtain certifications to dispense the medication.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
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Illinois allocated $75 million in state funding to continue to provide rental assistance to tenants and their landlords for fiscal year 2025.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Under the Republican bill, Medicaid spending will still grow, and Washington would still allocate $7.9 trillion to the program.—
The Editors,
National Review,
5 June 2025
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Model parallelism divides the neural network itself across hardware.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Fallout from President Trump’s break with Elon Musk is roiling a Republican Party that was already divided over the fate of the president’s landmark legislation.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Stankey believed substantially more content would increase viewer engagement, and that would provide more data, in turn enabling monetization through advertising and subscriptions.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Both Norton and Bitdefender provide a spot to record all details about the contents of your wallet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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States would face a steeper burden in administering their Medicaid programs and marketplaces, resulting in eligible people losing coverage, said Edwin Park, a research professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Center for Children and Families.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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The Bureau of Indian Education, which administers federal funding for tribal colleges, and the Department of the Interior, the bureau’s parent agency, declined to answer questions.—
Matt Krupnick,
ProPublica,
3 June 2025
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This includes defining human-in-the-loop roles, establishing escalation protocols for high-risk decisions and assigning unique digital identities to each agent.—
Dhivya Nagasubramanian,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Crews assigned today will continue hitting hotspots.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies and that lawmakers on both sides say is required by law.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
12 May 2025
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Top-flight leagues routinely negotiate multi-billion-dollar broadcasting agreements, the proceeds of which are apportioned based on club visibility, performance, and historical prestige.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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