as in to distribute
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 prorate
For fiscal 2025, his total equity-award target opportunity will be prorated at $6.7 million, which includes an additional grant with value of $3.2 million.
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
According to company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, his base salary will be set at an annual rate of $1.5 million and his aggregate bonus opportunity at target will be $3 million, which for fiscal 2025 will be prorated based on his time in the role of president and CEO.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Membership in the Ozark Hill Hikers is $12 a year prorated $1 for each month remaining in the calendar year.
—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
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
According to company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, his base salary will be set at an annual rate of $1.5 million and his aggregate bonus opportunity at target will be $3 million, which for fiscal 2025 will be prorated based on his time in the role of president and CEO.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Membership in the Ozark Hill Hikers is $12 a year prorated $1 for each month remaining in the calendar year.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
Verb
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Federation Studios will distribute the series internationally.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Scanning a new Wikipedia tab can feel like turning on a faucet, using a resource that has seemingly always been there and dispensed evenly, almost magically, from the Internet pipes.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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The nation’s three largest PBMs – CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx – inflated the prices of drugs dispensed at their affiliated pharmacies by hundreds or even thousands of percent, the agency found.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Employers should plan for these groups and allocate benefits accordingly.—
Jack Hooper,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Critics have previously highlighted that many opioid settlements do not allocate funds specifically for these purposes, making this aspect of the Purdue settlement particularly noteworthy.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Americans largely support Trump's mass deportation plans, but are divided on how they should be carried out.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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A little more than 10 percent of the property was designated for commercial activities to provide tax revenue that would help pay for the development and maintenance of the public parks and recreational uses.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Jon will then walk through the home and can provide an offer price within 24 hours.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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The company’s technology aims to induce the body to create its own CAR-T cells to target solid tumors, as opposed to conventional CAR-T therapies where the cells are manufactured outside the body and administered to patients.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Talker Research surveyed 5,000 Americans (state-by-state); the survey was commissioned by Tabasco and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between Dec. 23 to Dec. 31, 2024.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the aftermath of the crypto ball that was organized by David Sacks, and the label of the first crypto President being assigned to Trump the expectations for proactive and forward looking action are quite high.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police homicide investigator assigned to the Wallace case, said race played a role — that in the early 1990s CMPD put less emphasis on solving crimes in African-American neighborhoods.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Emery apportioned the blame for Brighton’s goal on defenders being too deep and consequently not catching attackers offside.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Kansas law allows the state to apportion sports betting revenue as an incentive for teams to relocate.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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