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PRORATE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does prorate mean?

• PRORATE (verb)
The verb PRORATE has 2 senses:

1. make a proportional settlement or distribution
2. divide or assess proportionally

Familiarity information: PRORATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PRORATE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Make a proportional settlement or distribution

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "prorate" is one way to...):

settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Divide or assess proportionally

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

The rent was prorated for the rest of the month

Hypernyms (to "prorate" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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