Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In proportion, according to a factor that can be calculated exactly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In proportion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- In proportion; proportionately; according to the share, interest, or liability of each.
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- adverb of an allocation In
proportion to somefactor that can beexactly calculated .
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- adverb in proportion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin prō ratā (parte), according to the calculated (share) : prō, according to + ratā, feminine ablative of ratus, calculated.]
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Latin pro, according to + ratus, calculated
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seanahan commented on the word pro rata
See prorate.
October 22, 2007