Meanings
verbprorate (third-person singular simple present prorates, present participle prorating, simple past and past participle prorated)
present singular third person prorates · participle present prorating · participle past prorated · past prorated
- transitiveTo divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
Origin
- Latinpro“according to”
- Englishprorate
American English derivation from pro rata, from Latin pro (“according to”) + ratus (“calculated”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian разделям пропорционално
- разделям пропорционално (razdeljam proporcionalno)divide proportionately
Catalan prorratejar
- prorratejardivide proportionately
Czech poměrně rozdělit
- poměrně rozdělitdivide proportionately
French partager au prorata, répartir au prorata
- partager au proratadivide proportionately
- répartir au proratadivide proportionately
Italian ripartire in quote
- ripartire in quotedivide proportionately
Japanese 日割りする
- 日割りする (hiwari-suru)divide proportionately
Portuguese ratear
- rateardivide proportionately
Spanish prorratear, cuotear
- prorrateardivide proportionately
- cuoteardivide proportionately
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prorate
datestategreatratecreateupdateweightlatecertificatewaiteightstraightplatechocolatedebatehategatedonateevaluatelocatekatealternatetranslatemate
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Cite this entry
APA
prorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorate
MLA
“prorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prorate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorate.
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