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
  • And now, there’s also a spread in how teams are distributing their games locally.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix’s current approach to acquiring and distributing international programming has been so successful that Sarandos said the company has no plans to change its strategy.
    — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • The dishwashing machine was not dispensing chlorine to at least 50 ppm.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Artist Caro Yanez is bridging that gap for Charlotte creators with a new micro-gallery dispensing local artwork instead of potato chips.
    — Chase Jordan October 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • What if our representatives in Washington spent less time trading securities and more time allocating resources to fight against cancer and other diseases?
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • After allocating about 8% of GDP to NEOM, once contract cancellations are included, the government has admitted a costly defeat.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocating
Verb
  • Customers would be able to trace and audit its components, providing greater visibility into where their hardware originates.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Documentation Behind Each Claim Each fiber category is supported by chain-of-custody documentation and volume reconciliation, providing article-level traceability.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Rescue officials said that administering whole blood in the field lets firefighters and paramedics begin critical treatment sooner, improving survival chances during the most time-sensitive emergencies.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • According to Fox 5, he was pronounced dead despite DeKalb County paramedics administering emergency life-saving measures.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of administering

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