Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
prorate
(verb) divide or assess proportionally; “The rent was prorated for the rest of the month”
prorate
(verb) make a proportional settlement or distribution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prorate (third-person singular simple present prorates, present participle prorating, simple past and past participle prorated)
To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
• praetor, prætor
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Prorating.] Etym: [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according to a certain part, in proportion.]
Definition: To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.