as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service
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Recent Examples of prorate
In Franchise mode, player salaries are now prorated correctly after mid-season trades.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
For part-year residents and taxable nonresidents, the refund amount will be prorated in the same way as tax liabilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
To that end, extended accounting periods, like Villa’s 13-month 2023-24 accounts, have to be prorated.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For services used across multiple provinces, the RST may be prorated based on how much of the service is used within Manitoba.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
For part-year residents and taxable nonresidents, the refund amount will be prorated in the same way as tax liabilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
To that end, extended accounting periods, like Villa’s 13-month 2023-24 accounts, have to be prorated.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For services used across multiple provinces, the RST may be prorated based on how much of the service is used within Manitoba.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorate
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Partnering with local community groups that already distribute these materials could increase your impact.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Subotica is producing for BBC Northern Ireland in association with BBC Comedy, Screen Ireland and RTÉ, with Avalon co-producing and distributing internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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In 2022, American pharmacies dispensed 26.8 million prescriptions, and consumers purchased an additional 62.7 million over-the-counter packages of these medicines from U.S. retail outlets.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 May 2025
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Nearly a year after announcing their partnership, Nike and Lego are dispensing with the details on what their collaboration will look like.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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The housing association is an independent nonprofit created by the Legislature and tasked with allocating these credits.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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Cleveland, which is already due to pay the luxury tax next season, might be forced to lose a role player such as Sam Merrill or Ty Jerome after allocating additional millions of dollars to Mobley.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
23 May 2025
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Divided Society Finally, the uneven distribution of access to and benefits from humanoid technology could divide society even further.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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These changes, called genetic mutations, cause bone marrow cells to grow and divide too quickly.11 Experts don’t fully understand why these genetic mutations happen.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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The log cabin, jail cell and army tank provide clues to the varied uses of the park's land since Arkansas became a state in 1836, before the Civil War.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Marietta, a 142-officer department, provides other services to help cops deal with the stressors of the job.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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The project is federally funded through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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The two-day test is administered twice a year, in February and July.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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When fully staffed, a forecast office typically assigns rotating shifts to 12 or 15 operational workers in order to cover a complete 24-hour schedule.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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Deputy Prosecutors Tim Brown and Lindsey Lanham were assigned.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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At the Pink Pony Club, everyone will be apportioned one pair of bright-white plastic buck teeth and a tube of super glue.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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On the other side are Republican negotiators, who say the president has certain powers of flexibility in deciding where to apportion federal funds.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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