as in distributed
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 prorated
In his recent filing, the actor requested that the potential bonus amount be prorated to the date of the children's graduations.
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Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 28 May 2026
His base salary, bonus, and equity were prorated in the company’s financial statements for the time in his new role.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Full membership in the club costs $100, but that cost currently would be prorated to $60 since the season, which runs from October to May, is nearing the end.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
In both cases the repayment provision must be set out in an agreement separate from the employment contract, any repayment must be prorated based on the remaining term of any retention period, and the employer can’t demand repayment if the employee is fired, except for misconduct.
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The levy increases rates on hotel room and vacation rental stays but also imposes a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
That deal, though, is reportedly prorated over the next four games, with Rivers’ real take-home pay at $278,889.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Brianna Covais, director for pupil personnel services, earned $59,423 in salary, a figure that prorated comes out to $159,480 this school year.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 28 May 2026
His base salary, bonus, and equity were prorated in the company’s financial statements for the time in his new role.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Full membership in the club costs $100, but that cost currently would be prorated to $60 since the season, which runs from October to May, is nearing the end.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
In both cases the repayment provision must be set out in an agreement separate from the employment contract, any repayment must be prorated based on the remaining term of any retention period, and the employer can’t demand repayment if the employee is fired, except for misconduct.
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The levy increases rates on hotel room and vacation rental stays but also imposes a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
That deal, though, is reportedly prorated over the next four games, with Rivers’ real take-home pay at $278,889.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Brianna Covais, director for pupil personnel services, earned $59,423 in salary, a figure that prorated comes out to $159,480 this school year.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorated
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They’re distributed between the central Sculpture building and six standalone two- and three-bedroom casitas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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While the conservative cost to replace a single frontline worker stands at $10,000, the average emergency grant distributed to manufacturing employees is only $1,145.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that mifepristone is safe and effective, whether the drug is dispensed via telehealth or at an in-person doctor’s visit.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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Following his own death one year later, Morgan's Americana collection was partially donated to institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Morgan Library and the Frick Collection, while other objects were dispensed through sale.—
Douglas Brinkley,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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To create a dedicated space for art—which had previously been tucked in with the dinosaur bones at the Natural History Museum—the county allocated a ten-acre site, next to the La Brea Tar Pits, along Wilshire Boulevard, at a midway point between downtown and the beach.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Those buyers are a key part of SpaceX’s strategy in the IPO, with as much as 30% of the $75 billion offering allocated to the group, Bloomberg News has reported.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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No other details were provided.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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This is best displayed in the no spill Paw Patrol cup provided to my toddler at one of the restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Today, Ethiopia — Africa’s second most populous nation with over 135 million people — stands deeply divided, facing violent ethnic conflicts, restrictions on free speech and crackdowns on dissent.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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At the broadest level, it is divided into the three independent interconnections.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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