prorated

American

[proh-ray-tid, proh-ray-tid] / proʊˈreɪ tɪd, ˈproʊˌreɪ tɪd /

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.

Etymology

Origin of prorated

prorate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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prorated

The LRD payroll tracks a team’s real-time salary commitments for the current season, accounting for the 26-man MLB roster’s base salaries plus a prorated portion of signing bonuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Those players are released in March but with a special accounting designation that pushes most of the newly created prorated charges into the following league year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

If too many people want out at once, investors get back a prorated amount of the redemptions they requested.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

Those investors requesting withdrawals were prorated, meaning they got only a fraction of their money back.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

I asked, unaware that this was the first official time of so many to come when I’d receive the prorated orphan discount.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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