prorated

Definition of proratednext
past tense of prorate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prorated Full refund before your first privacy report, then prorated based on unused time in the subscription. Brian Sloan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length. Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026 Signing bonuses, in particular, are often prorated over multiple years for salary cap purposes, which is why the timing of a trade can matter. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 In his recent filing, the actor requested that the potential bonus amount be prorated to the date of the children's graduations. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorated
Verb
  • After four hurricanes struck Florida in 2004, Maines noticed the federal government had distributed millions of dollars in disaster assistance in Miami-Dade County, even though the county had barely been touched by the storms.
    Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Posters started showing up around town, distributed by graphic artist Milton Glaser‘s students at the School of Visual Arts.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth.
    Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As part of his 2021 pandemic relief package, Biden provided $1,400 payments to most Americans, which Strain had warned at the time would spark inflation.
    BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Boeing and Lockheed Martin at first provided only tentative funding for Vulcan’s development, then ULA waited until 2018 to select an engine for Vulcan, deciding on Blue Origin’s BE-4 over Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Like the public writ large, the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided so deeply that Americans don’t have confidence in their ability to make hard choices.
    Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Prorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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