prorate
verb
pro·rate
(ˌ)prō-ˈrāt 
ˈprō-ˌrāt
prorated; prorating
: to divide, distribute, or assess proportionately
: to make a pro rata distribution
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Examples of prorate in a Sentence
The player's annual salary was prorated because he only played for the last three months of the season.
shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service
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Membership in the Ozark Hill Hikers is $12 a year prorated $1 for each month remaining in the calendar year.
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Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The category is capped at $5 million in total, meaning payouts may be prorated if there are numerous claims exceeding this cap.
Health Information Claims: Customers whose sensitive health information was specifically exposed can claim around $100.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Devolving most authority to cities (not regions, which has been tried and has failed) along with oil revenue—prorated based on population size—would ease the competition for control of Tripoli.
—Jason Pack, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2017
The Bipartisan Policy Center has advocated for updating Social Security’s benefit formula to prorate benefits based on the share of an individual’s lifetime earnings that contributed to the program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
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Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The category is capped at $5 million in total, meaning payouts may be prorated if there are numerous claims exceeding this cap.
Health Information Claims: Customers whose sensitive health information was specifically exposed can claim around $100.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Devolving most authority to cities (not regions, which has been tried and has failed) along with oil revenue—prorated based on population size—would ease the competition for control of Tripoli.
—Jason Pack, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2017
The Bipartisan Policy Center has advocated for updating Social Security’s benefit formula to prorate benefits based on the share of an individual’s lifetime earnings that contributed to the program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
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prorate
verb
pro·rate
(ˈ)prō-ˈrāt
prorated; prorating
: to divide or spread proportionately
prorate a weekly wage for three days of work
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