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prorate
v. divide or calculate proportionately


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prorate
Verb
1. make a proportional settlement or distribution
(hypernym) settle
(derivation) proration
2. divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(derivation) proration



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Prorate
(v. t.)
To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

Agriculture GlossaryDownload this dictionary
Prorate
A quantity provision in a fruit or vegetable marketing order that is intended to even out weekly shipments (or shipments for some other specified periods of time); it aims to prevent too much of the regulated commodity from entering the commercial market at the same time and thereby depressing prices.
  
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prorate
Synonyms and related words:
ask, assess, charge, charge for, demand, divide, divvy, exact, impose, levy, make dutiable, parcel, portion, pro rata, proportion, proportionate, quota, ration, require, share, shift, stick for, tax, tithe
  

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