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
  • Indian regulators ordered Sun Pharmaceutical to stop manufacturing, selling and distributing ophthalmic products made at its Assam facility after finding failure in ​its quality management system, Reuters reported.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • States and the National Guard already mostly handle the nuts and bolts of clearing debris, making rescues, distributing food and water and so on.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 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
Verb
  • Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sports organizations are understandably allocating substantial resources to AI infrastructure and applications … in large part to get at the data sets that sports fans generate.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The question relates to increasing property taxes for the purpose of allocating more money to the fire protection district.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • It can also be used during short daytime naps, providing real-time acoustic guidance during sleep onset.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With online servers providing the structure for a living and evolving universe where players fought, traded, and created empires from scratch, its limited visual presentation was no issue.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The secretary of state is in charge of administering statewide elections, providing information about ballot measures and candidates to voters, overseeing campaign finance and handling business licensing and filings.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Prorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorating. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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