prorated

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

adjective

1. (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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of prorate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prorated¹

prorate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“We expect that this higher-than-expected capital generation is at least partly explained by management’s comment that the “natural catastrophe experience… was below the prorated annual budget”, they say.

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It’s worth remembering that New York agreed to pay all his salary other than a prorated share of the minimum, as required by league rules.

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After that, the reduction will be prorated, Prang’s office said.

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MLB has not finalized regular payrolls, which are based on 2023 salaries and earned bonus plus prorated shares of signing bonuses.

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“He prorated your parking ticket because he’s always doing 20 things at the same time,” Cruz says.

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