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
  • The group has constructed more than 820 all-terrain wheelchairs; fabricated 900 orthotics and prosthetics; and distributed more than 740 hearing aids.
    Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The decline in applications was unevenly distributed across institutions, with data suggesting a larger cushion for the most competitive universities than for those with a lower global profile.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Standard treatment of anaphylaxis is a shot of epinephrine — commonly dispensed in an Epi-Pen — followed by a trip to the emergency room.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The money was allocated from Supervisor Janet Nguyen's discretionary funds.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The team was not able to recover nuclear DNA, which would have provided more detailed information.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Many are directed towards Ryan Giles, their attack-minded left-back, who regularly pushes forward on the overlap and provided eight league assists last season (illustrated below).
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Prorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorated. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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