proration
[ proh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌproʊˈreɪ ʃən /
Save This Word!
noun
the act of dividing, distributing, limiting, or calculating something proportionately, as fees, wages, quotas, funding, etc.: Supporting memberships are available at $5,000 per year, with no proration for a term of less than one year.The school superintendent had assumed a $650 per-pupil proration for the current fiscal year.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby proration
propylthiouracil, pro rata, pro rat. aet., prorate, prorated, proration, proreform, pro re nata, prorennin, prorogue, prorubricyte
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use proration in a sentence
The Nationals’ 2020 payroll was around $196 million, according to Cot’s, before salaries were prorated for the shortened season.
Jon Lester’s reasonable contract leaves the Nationals room to address their remaining needs|Jesse Dougherty|January 20, 2021|Washington Post