prorated

[ proh-rey-tid, proh-rey-tid ]

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adjective

(especially of charges or payments) calculated in proportion to some other quantity, such as time: Fellowships to support the study of invention and innovation are awarded for a maximum of ten weeks and carry a prorated stipend.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of prorate.

Origin of prorated

¹

prorate + -ed²

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How to use prorated in a sentence

Totals pro-rated to department purchase accounts at the end of each month.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 | Various
Any surplus could be eventually pro-rated to the policy holders.
The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 | Henry George Stebbins Noble

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