pro-rata
[ proh-rey-tuh, -rah- ]
/ proʊˈreɪ tə, -ˈrɑ- /
adjective
proportionately determined: a pro-rata share of income.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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Definition for pro-rata (2 of 2)
pro rata
[ proh rey-tuh, rah- ]
/ proʊ ˈreɪ tə, ˈrɑ- /
adverb
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
Origin of pro rata
First recorded in 1565–75, pro rata is from the Medieval Latin word prō ratā
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Example sentences from the Web for pro-rata
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 Official|Charles DeLano HineShe 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 Negroes|Howard W. OdumAnything beyond that fairly good lapse of continuous labor was paid for as overtime “pro-rata.”
Our Railroads To-Morrow|Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for pro-rata
pro rata
/ (ˈprəʊ ˈrɑːtə) /
in proportion
Word Origin for pro rata
Medieval Latin
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