prorated

American  

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

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.

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of prorated

prorate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

While it lacks live support and has a prorated refund policy, these drawbacks are minor.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The funds started gating their exits and giving investors smaller and smaller prorated portions of the cash investors sought.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Instead, the awards will be prorated “based on months of employment during the three-year vesting period.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

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