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单词 pro rata
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pro rata

[ proh -rey-tuh, rah- ]
/ proʊ ˈreɪ tə, ˈrɑ- /
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adverb

in proportion; according to a certain rate.

Origin of pro rata

First recorded in 1565–75, pro rata is from Medieval Latin prō ratā

Words nearby pro rata

propyliodone, propylite, propylon, propylphenyl acetate, propylthiouracil, pro rata, pro rat. aet., prorate, proreform, pro re nata, prorennin

Definition for pro rata (2 of 2)

pro-rata
[ proh-rey-tuh, -rah- ]
/ proʊˈreɪ tə, -ˈrɑ- /

adjective

proportionately determined: a pro-rata share of income.
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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 Hine
  • She 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. Odum
  • Anything 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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