as in distributed
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 prorated
Beginning July 1, 2026, new borrowers enrolled less than full-time will have their annual loan limits prorated based on their credit load.
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Dan Avery,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Signing bonuses, in particular, are often prorated over multiple years for salary cap purposes, which is why the timing of a trade can matter.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
In his recent filing, the actor requested that the potential bonus amount be prorated to the date of the children's graduations.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
His base salary, bonus, and equity were prorated in the company’s financial statements for the time in his new role.
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Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Full membership in the club costs $100, but that cost currently would be prorated to $60 since the season, which runs from October to May, is nearing the end.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
In both cases the repayment provision must be set out in an agreement separate from the employment contract, any repayment must be prorated based on the remaining term of any retention period, and the employer can’t demand repayment if the employee is fired, except for misconduct.
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Kathleen Pender,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Jan. 2026
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.
—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Signing bonuses, in particular, are often prorated over multiple years for salary cap purposes, which is why the timing of a trade can matter.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
In his recent filing, the actor requested that the potential bonus amount be prorated to the date of the children's graduations.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
His base salary, bonus, and equity were prorated in the company’s financial statements for the time in his new role.
—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Full membership in the club costs $100, but that cost currently would be prorated to $60 since the season, which runs from October to May, is nearing the end.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
In both cases the repayment provision must be set out in an agreement separate from the employment contract, any repayment must be prorated based on the remaining term of any retention period, and the employer can’t demand repayment if the employee is fired, except for misconduct.
—
Kathleen Pender,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorated
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Authorities say electrical service in La Guaira has recovered to roughly 90%, while more than 5 million liters of water have been distributed across affected areas.
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After attorneys are paid, the remaining funds will be distributed to impacted customers.
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Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
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One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing.
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Nearly 40% of the IP addresses allocated to Cogent appeared on publicly available blacklists of potential abuse, according to Scamalytics data.
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On Monday, DeSantis vetoed $15 million allocated for security grants for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami, the total amount of funding for Catholic school security previously approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
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Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
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Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
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Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
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“Prorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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