| 单词 | prorate |
| 释义 | prorate[ proh-reyt, proh-reyt ] / proʊˈreɪt, ˈproʊˌreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prorate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), pro·rat·ed, pro·rat·ing.to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution. verb (used with object), pro·rat·ed, pro·rat·ing.to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately. Origin of prorate1855–60, Americanism; partial translation of pro rata OTHER WORDS FROM proratepro·rat·a·ble, adjectivepro·ra·tion, nounWords nearby proratepropylon, propylphenyl acetate, propylthiouracil, pro rata, pro rat. aet., prorate, proreform, pro re nata, prorennin, prorogue, prorubricyte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for prorateprorate / (prəʊˈreɪt, ˈprəʊreɪt) / verbmainly US and Canadian to divide, assess, or distribute (something) proportionately Derived forms of prorateproratable, adjectiveproration, nounWord Origin for prorateC19: from pro rata 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 Cultural definitions for prorateprorate To divide or distribute a sum of money proportionately. For example, if one owned an automobile for only three months, an insurance company would prorate the annual premium by charging only one-quarter of it. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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