prorate
verb
pro·rate
(ˌ)prō-ˈrāt 
ˈprō-ˌrāt
prorated; prorating
: to divide, distribute, or assess proportionately
: to make a pro rata distribution
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Examples of prorate in a Sentence
The player's annual salary was prorated because he only played for the last three months of the season.
shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service
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Of course, the Dolphins could offer less signing bonus (say $40 million signing bonus which prorates out to $8 million per year), but why haggle?
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
They will also get prorated April rent as well as their entire deposit.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The truth of it is, getting Aiyuk aboard with an extension will likely decrease his cap number from $14.1 million this season because the bonus money will be prorated and the first-year salary will be low.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Assuming Rivers’ salary is prorated, the team could be paying Rivers, Adrian Griffin (approximately $4 million) and Mike Budenholzer ($8 million) roughly $17 million this season.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
They will also get prorated April rent as well as their entire deposit.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The truth of it is, getting Aiyuk aboard with an extension will likely decrease his cap number from $14.1 million this season because the bonus money will be prorated and the first-year salary will be low.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Assuming Rivers’ salary is prorated, the team could be paying Rivers, Adrian Griffin (approximately $4 million) and Mike Budenholzer ($8 million) roughly $17 million this season.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Prorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prorate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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prorate
verb
pro·rate
(ˈ)prō-ˈrāt
prorated; prorating
: to divide or spread proportionately
prorate a weekly wage for three days of work
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