prorate


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Wikipedia.

pro·rate

 (prō-rāt′, prō′rāt′)
v. pro·rat·ed, pro·rat·ing, pro·rates
v.tr.
To divide, distribute, or assess proportionately.
v.intr.
To settle affairs on the basis of proportional distribution.
[From pro rata.]
pro·rat′a·ble adj.
pro·ra′tion n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

prorate

(prəʊˈreɪt; ˈprəʊreɪt)
vb
chiefly US and Canadian to divide, assess, or distribute (something) proportionately
[C19: from pro rata]
proˈratable adj
proˈration n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pro•rate

(proʊˈreɪt, ˈproʊˌreɪt)

v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.t.
1. to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
v.i.
2. to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
[1855–60, Amer.; partial translation of pro rata]
pro•rat′a•ble, adj.
pro•ra′tion, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

prorate


Past participle: prorated
Gerund: prorating

Imperative
prorate
prorate
Present
I prorate
you prorate
he/she/it prorates
we prorate
you prorate
they prorate
Preterite
I prorated
you prorated
he/she/it prorated
we prorated
you prorated
they prorated
Present Continuous
I am prorating
you are prorating
he/she/it is prorating
we are prorating
you are prorating
they are prorating
Present Perfect
I have prorated
you have prorated
he/she/it has prorated
we have prorated
you have prorated
they have prorated
Past Continuous
I was prorating
you were prorating
he/she/it was prorating
we were prorating
you were prorating
they were prorating
Past Perfect
I had prorated
you had prorated
he/she/it had prorated
we had prorated
you had prorated
they had prorated
Future
I will prorate
you will prorate
he/she/it will prorate
we will prorate
you will prorate
they will prorate
Future Perfect
I will have prorated
you will have prorated
he/she/it will have prorated
we will have prorated
you will have prorated
they will have prorated
Future Continuous
I will be prorating
you will be prorating
he/she/it will be prorating
we will be prorating
you will be prorating
they will be prorating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prorating
you have been prorating
he/she/it has been prorating
we have been prorating
you have been prorating
they have been prorating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prorating
you will have been prorating
he/she/it will have been prorating
we will have been prorating
you will have been prorating
they will have been prorating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prorating
you had been prorating
he/she/it had been prorating
we had been prorating
you had been prorating
they had been prorating
Conditional
I would prorate
you would prorate
he/she/it would prorate
we would prorate
you would prorate
they would prorate
Past Conditional
I would have prorated
you would have prorated
he/she/it would have prorated
we would have prorated
you would have prorated
they would have prorated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.prorate - make a proportional settlement or distribution
prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement
2.prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
prorate - make a proportional settlement or distribution
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

prorate

[ˈprəʊreɪt] (US)
A. N → prorrata f
B. VT → prorratear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prorate

vt (US) → anteil(s)mäßig aufteilen or verteilen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
A, the terminating S corporation, must prorate its annual income between its short S corporation tax year and short C corporation tax year unless Corp.
IRS clarifies that a former QSub cannot prorate post-termination items of income or loss
The two carriers started cooperating in 1991 when they began code sharing on the Taipei-Denpasar, Taipei-Jakarta and Taipei-Singapore-Surabaya routes, as well as implementing interline check-in services and a special prorate agreement for passenger and cargo.
China Airlines and Garuda Indonesia to expand cooperation
NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS PRORATE DIVISION -12TH IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NO.
Legal notices
The airlines will cooperate on scheduling, operate codeshare flights and have special prorate agreements during the summer schedule period.
Airline News - Africa / Middle East

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?