PRORATE

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


Etymology

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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