prorate
verb/ˌprəʊˈreɪt/
/ˌprəʊˈreɪt/
(North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prorate | /ˌprəʊˈreɪt/ /ˌprəʊˈreɪt/ |
| he / she / it prorates | /ˌprəʊˈreɪts/ /ˌprəʊˈreɪts/ |
| past simple prorated | /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪd/ /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle prorated | /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪd/ /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form prorating | /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪŋ/ /ˌprəʊˈreɪtɪŋ/ |
- prorate something to calculate a payment according to how much of something has been used, the amount of work done, etc.
- The bonus will be prorated according to salaries.
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