pro-rata
[proh-rey-tuh, -rah-]
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adjective
proportionately determined: a pro-rata share of income.
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pro rata
[proh rey-tuh, rah-]
adverb
Origin of pro rata
First recorded in 1565–75, pro rata is from the Medieval Latin word prō ratā
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Historical Examples of pro-rata
Anything beyond that fairly good lapse of continuous labor was paid for as overtime “pro-rata.”
Our Railroads To-MorrowEdward Hungerford
She sung her new song to the crowds wherever she went, and then was given a pro-rata of the collections.
Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern NegroesHoward W. Odum
I would like to have you immortalize yourself by saving your company its pro-rata share of this economic waste.
Letters from an Old Railway OfficialCharles DeLano Hine
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Word Origin for pro rata
Medieval Latin
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