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
For services used across multiple provinces, the RST may be prorated based on how much of the service is used within Manitoba.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
While base compensation applies to a team’s salary cap for the year it’s earned, signing bonuses and other one-time expenditures can be prorated, often for up to five years.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
As of now, Zamora and Mata’s renters have received their security deposit and prorated rent back.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Years ago, Cleveland GM Andrew Berry pushed Garrett’s cap hits into the future by prorating Garrett’s bonuses.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
While base compensation applies to a team’s salary cap for the year it’s earned, signing bonuses and other one-time expenditures can be prorated, often for up to five years.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
As of now, Zamora and Mata’s renters have received their security deposit and prorated rent back.
—Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Years ago, Cleveland GM Andrew Berry pushed Garrett’s cap hits into the future by prorating Garrett’s bonuses.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
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The movies, distributed by Sony Pictures, are slated to hit screens in April 2028.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
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Sony will distribute internationally, with Canal Plus distributing in the UK and Metropolitan distributing in France.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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The Drama League, made up of industry professions, producers, artists, audiences and critics, first dispensed awards in 1922 and formalized the practice in 1935, making the The Drama League Awards the oldest theatrical honors in America.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Specifically, the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research allocated $100 million in federal funding for women's health in February 2024.—
Kori Hale,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.—
Erika Hayasaki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by the author and have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Owners can also contact Ford customer service, providing the manufacturing recall code for this notice — 25S47 — for further assistance.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Gange said that gives him and his team time to step behind the pharmacy counter and interact with customers face-to-face, answering questions, providing advice, performing health tests or administering vaccines.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Talker Research surveyed 2,000 general population Americans; the survey was commissioned by Woodhouse Spas and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between March 6 and March 10, 2025.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Among other resources, three engines have also been assigned to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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The re-tasking of U.S. naval ships assigned to the western Pacific theater comes as China—now possessing the world's largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 vessels—expands its military reach and presence in the region, attempting to challenge American naval dominance.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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At the Pink Pony Club, everyone will be apportioned one pair of bright-white plastic buck teeth and a tube of super glue.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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On the other side are Republican negotiators, who say the president has certain powers of flexibility in deciding where to apportion federal funds.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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