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prorate

[proh-reyt, proh-reyt] / proʊˈreɪt, ˈproʊˌreɪt /




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Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

So far, some cardholders say, Citi has declined to prorate the annual fee to account for the weeks they were unable to use their cards.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

In the U.S., some states already prorate vehicle registration fees based on weight, and Washington, D.C. recently overhauled its registration system to more heavily penalize larger cars.

From Salon Sep. 27, 2023

Many major trucking companies don’t prorate their charges, meaning a driver who leaves on Day 1 after training would owe the same amount as one let go the day before fulfilling the contract.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2022

In almost every one of the prorate dwellings which fringed the Great Canal were to be seen plate, mirrors, jewellery, tapestry, paintings, carving, such as might move the envy of the master of Holyrood.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

They turned $4.5 million of Roullier’s base salary into a signing bonus, which prorates over the final three years of his deal and saves them $3 million in salary cap space this season.

From Washington Post Oct. 4, 2022

Cartons of milk at a dollar store are only 16 ounces – which prorates to $8 per gallon, more than what you’d pay for even top-of-the line milk at Whole Foods.

From The Guardian Jun. 28, 2018

Last year, they led the N.H.L. with 65 fighting majors; this season they were tied for 22nd with 18, which prorates to 31 over a full season.

From New York Times May 2, 2013

Colonel Ernest O. Thompson, chairman of the Railroad Commission which prorates Texas oil production, declared that Texas' 400,000 bbls. daily curtailment was being offset by uncontrolled production elsewhere.*

From Time Magazine Archive

The new deals typically add void years and convert salary into signing bonus that is prorated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

He is also entitled to receive a prorated target bonus for the current year, according to the securities filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

If too many people want out at once, investors get back a prorated amount of the redemptions they requested.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

But even factoring in a special $15 dividend, prorated over, say, three years, Costco’s dividend yield would only amount to 1.1%.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 2026

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

Specifically, the prorating of that bonus and the salary allows for the cap hit to be reduced to $5 million for the 2021 season — $4.86 million less than it had been.

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2021

Many health systems are making direct cuts to their payrolls, eliminating or shrinking performance bonuses and prorating paychecks to mirror reduced workload until operations stabilize.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2020

Most insurance plan administrators and companies, however, don’t want to bother calculating and prorating payments for a few days late in a month.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 25, 2013

Any prorating based on a funding shortage would mean less money for people with other types of health problems.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2012

Two were "hot oil" cases involving Section 9C of the Recovery Act, authorizing restriction and prorating.

From Time Magazine Archive




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