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
Early termination fees apply for a maximum of $480, prorated at $20 per month over the 24-month term.
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The statutory thresholds, however, are not reduced or prorated for the dual-status taxpayer.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Payrolls are based on 2023 salaries, earned bonuses and escalators, option buyouts and prorated shares of signing bonuses for 40-man rosters, and cash transactions in trades are factored in the calculations.
—Ronald Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The statutory thresholds, however, are not reduced or prorated for the dual-status taxpayer.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Payrolls are based on 2023 salaries, earned bonuses and escalators, option buyouts and prorated shares of signing bonuses for 40-man rosters, and cash transactions in trades are factored in the calculations.
—Ronald Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
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When Are April 2025 Benefits Paid? Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month, based on the recipient's birth date and the duration of their benefit payments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Zoom out: The Education Department — created by President Carter in 1979 — distributes financial aid and grants for schools across the country.—
Axios,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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Four hour-long episodes turn out to be an awfully long way to go for the suggestion that the truth can be murky — especially when the next four go ahead and dispense with that ambiguity entirely.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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This way, organizations can dispense with the blame game altogether.—
Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Several nonprofits have lost millions in government contracts allocated to assist new arrivals.—
Tazreena Sajjad,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg reported that the WNBA generated $200,000,000 in revenue last season, with only 9.3 percent allocated to player salaries.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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People were sitting on schoolbus-yellow benches and eating at tables under wide trees that provided ample shade.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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This poll was administered among a random sample of 5,876 adults with a margin of sampling error of +/- 2 percentage points.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The first dose is administered between 12 and 15 months of age; The second shot comes between 4 and 6 years old.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In a recurring role, Staite will play Jules Gardner, an FBI agent assigned to the Colorado Springs field office who also happened to go to high school with Asta, Liv, D’arcy and Ben.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated Trump’s pledge that his economic agenda will usher in a new golden age in the U.S. and, instead, apportioned responsibility for the current stock market pain to former President Joe Biden.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
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The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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