prorating

present participle of prorate

Example Sentences

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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
Verb
  • Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Alibaba has bolstered that cycle by distributing Qwen through its cloud platform to enterprise customers in markets including Southeast Asia and Africa, giving it a reach that many rivals lack.
    Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the provider manages gas sourcing, compression, transportation, storage, and dispensing through a single service.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There was even a machine dispensing soft-serve ice cream at the Jay Street station in Brooklyn.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The weeks that followed have been packed with political posturing, protests and provocative talk-show fodder, much of it aimed at dividing people much more than to actually support women’s sports.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Both my wife and I have been through the loss of our parents and found the following method has worked very well for dividing up sentimental possessions among the many brothers and sisters on both sides of the family.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For many consumers, diversifying their portfolios often comes in the form of allocating assets across different classes.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani campaigned on a goal of allocating 1 percent of the city’s budget to parks.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sundeeep Dosanjh with the Rocklin Unified School District said teachers are also providing some flexibility to students who need additional time to finish eating.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Family members had already begun administering lifesaving measures, which first responders continued.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson insisted the physicians administering her treatments used a general anesthetic to render her unconscious.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Prorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorating. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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