pro-rata
[ proh-rey-tuh, -rah- ]
/ proʊˈreɪ tə, -ˈrɑ- /
adjective
proportionately determined: a pro-rata share of income.
Words nearby pro-rata
pro-form,
pro-german,
pro-growth,
pro-life,
pro-oestrus,
pro-rata,
pro-soviet,
pro-verb,
proa,
proabortion,
proaccelerin
Definition for pro-rata (2 of 2)
pro rata
[ proh rey-tuh, rah- ]
/ proʊ ˈreɪ tə, ˈrɑ- /
adverb
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
Origin of pro rata
First recorded in 1565–75,
pro rata is from the Medieval Latin word
prō ratā
Example sentences from the Web for pro-rata
I would like to have you immortalize yourself by saving your company its pro-rata share of this economic waste.
Letters from an Old Railway Official |Charles DeLano HineShe sung her new song to the crowds wherever she went, and then was given a pro-rata of the collections.
Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes |Howard W. OdumAnything beyond that fairly good lapse of continuous labor was paid for as overtime “pro-rata.”
Our Railroads To-Morrow |Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for pro-rata
pro rata
/ (ˈprəʊ ˈrɑːtə) /
in proportion
Word Origin for pro rata
Medieval Latin