prorated

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

While it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, the refund is prorated rather than complete.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 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

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.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 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