prorating

verb

present participle of prorate
as in distributing
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 prorating Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts. — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026 But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorating
  1. distributing
  2. dispensing
  3. dividing
  4. allocating
  5. providing
  6. administering
Verb
  • Paramount is distributing the film, which was made and financed by Hammerstone.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Staff are tuned-in and attentive, knowledgeable and efficient, without dispensing any of the sirs and ma’ams and stilted affections of fancier places.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in 2020 that alleged Walmart repeatedly violated the federal Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully dispensing opioid prescriptions at pharmacies across the country.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • The freeway had been closed between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard as investigators processed the shooting scene on the freeway dividing Rancho Cordova and Gold River.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • That type of short-term control is what Uber reportedly invoked, allocating $1,500 per user per month, mainly for coding assistants.
    — Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Chicago helped pioneer the modern listing marketplace that has led to enormous gains in allocating houses efficiently.
    — Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocating
Verb
  • And then on Sunday, next to Granada’s imposing Alhambra fortress, Kuss — providing there are no nasty surprises — will complete his third Grand Tour in a row.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The body was then finished in an iridescent mother-of-pearl white, providing a suitably extravagant backdrop for the jewelry-like detailing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • The shift injects yet another element of volatility into the work of the federal division in charge of administering billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to states and schools to help students with disabilities.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the letter, business groups took issue with third parties administering worker training, arguing that labor groups could use them to prime the workforce for union campaigns.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of administering

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“Prorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorating. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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