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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRO RATA

Medieval Latin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRO RATA

pro rata  [ˈprəʊ ˈrɑːtə] play
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WHAT DOES PRO RATA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pro rata

Pro rata is an adverb or adjective, meaning in proportion. The term is used in many legal and economic contexts. It is sometimes spelled pro-rata, but this is technically a misspelling of the Latin phrase. In North American English this term has been vernacularized to prorated.

Definition of pro rata in the English dictionary

The definition of pro rata in the dictionary is in proportion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRO RATA


aspirata
ˌæspɪˈrɑːtə
braata
ˈbrɑːtə
carta
ˈkɑːtə
Carter
ˈkɑːtə
charter
ˈtʃɑːtə
desiderata
dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə
errata
ɪˈrɑːtə
inamorata
ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə
Jakarta
dʒəˈkɑːtə
Kolkata
ˈkolkɑːtə
Mahratta
məˈrɑːtə
Maratha
məˈrɑːtə
paratha
pəˈrɑːtə
rata
ˈrɑːtə
sonata
səˈnɑːtə
starter
ˈstɑːtə
strata
ˈstrɑːtə
substrata
ˈsʌbˌstrɑːtə
superstrata
ˌsuːpəˈstrɑːtə
understrata
ˈʌndəˌstrɑːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRO RATA

pro
pro bono
pro bono publico
pro forma
pro forma invoice
pro patria
pro tem
pro tempore
pro-abortionist
pro-am
pro-American
pro-ana
pro-British
pro-celeb
pro-celebrity
pro-Chinese
pro-choice
pro-choicer
pro-Communist
pro-European

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRO RATA

anata
automata
bachata
Basilicata
batata
big data
census data
data
kata
La Plata
Mahabharata
Mar del Plata
metadata
Mount Sorata
non grata
persona grata
persona non grata
Plata
Sorata
Zapata

Synonyms and antonyms of pro rata in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pro rata» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRO RATA

Find out the translation of pro rata to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pro rata from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pro rata» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

按比例地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a prorrata
570 millions of speakers

English

pro rata
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यथानुपात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتناسب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропорционально
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pro rata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au prorata
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pro rata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

proportional
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

比例して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비례하여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pro rata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo tỷ lệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்புடையது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रो राटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orantılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in proporzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pro rata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пропорційно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pro rata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pro rata
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pro rata
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proportionellt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pro rata
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pro rata

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO RATA»

The term «pro rata» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO RATA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pro rata

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRO RATA»

Discover the use of pro rata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pro rata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Price on Contemporary Estate Planning (2009)
NON-PRO RATA DISTRIBUTIONS A personal representative should be cautious about making non-pro rata distributions to the residuary beneficiaries unless such distributions are authorized either by the decedent's will or by the governing  ...
John Richard Price, Samuel A. Donaldson, 2008
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Comprehensive Financial Accountancy XII
PROPORTIONATE/PRO-RATA ALLOTMENT In certain cases, shares issued by the company are over-subscribed (i.e., share application arc received for more shares than issued). Prior to SliBI guidelines the Board of Directors had discretion ...
S. A. Siddiqui, A. S. Siddiqui
3
Corporate Bonds: Structure and Analysis
Most directly or privately placed issues provide for pro rata redemption in case of partial calls. This means that all holders will have the same percentage of their holdings redeemed (subject to the restrictions imposed by the minimum ...
Richard C. Wilson, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA, 1995
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Reinsurance: Principles and State of the Art - A Guidebook ...
If paid reinstatements are agreed, the up-front NP premium is lower by the value of the agreed reinstatement premium. Reinstatement premiums are usually expressed as a percentage of the NP premium Pro rata for the first batch of cover.
Andreas Schwepcke, Dieter Arndt, Swiss Re Germany AG, 2004
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Income Taxation of Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries, 2008
This interpretation conflicts completely with the Service's own public ruling position23 that has been outstanding for nearly four decades, in which it stated that a taxable exchange has taken place in a non pro-rata distribution only when such ...
Byrle M. Abbin, 2008
6
Securitization: The Financial Instrument of the Future
Pro-rata paydown Pro-rata or proportional paydown means the cash available for repayment to investors is used to pay the various classes in proportion to their respective capital outstanding. A pro-rata repayment structure: a. Maintains the ...
Vinod Kothari, 2006
7
The Family Limited Partnership Deskbook: Forming and Funding ...
The first is non-pro rata with respect to the amount, in that the amount distributed by the partnership is not distributed among all of the partners in accordance with their percentage interests. The second type is a disproportionate distribution of ...
David T. Lewis, Andrea C. Chomakos, 2007
8
Theory and Practice of Insurance
(Authorized methods in selected countries) Unearned Premium Reserve No rule Pro-rata temporis recommended Pro-rata temporis 1 /24th and pro-rata temporis 1/24th method All methods accepted Flat rate method (45%) Pro-rata temporis ...
J. Francois Outreville, 1998
9
Elements of Structured Finance
TABLE 7.1 Due-paid patterns of pay-through securities allocation distribution Sequential Serial Serial Pro rata Parallel/pro rata Serial Pari passu pro rata Parallel/pro rata Parallel/pro rata If principal is allocated (and cash distributed) first to ...
Ann Rutledge, Sylvain Raynes, 2010
10
International Loans, Bonds, Guarantees, Legal Opinions
Insofar as English insolvency law is concerned, it is considered that the fact that the pro rata sharing clause is agreed before the insolvency of the borrower should not qualify the post-commencement transfer as a protected mandatory ...
Philip R. Wood, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRO RATA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pro rata is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Citigroup Inc. Announces Offer to Purchase Seven Series of …
Such increase need not be made equally or on a pro rata basis among the Maximum Series Tender Caps for all series of Maximum Tender ... «The Wall Street Transcript, Jul 15»
2
Marret Resource Corp. Releases Q2 2015 Financial Statements
For each Redemption, the Company will redeem common shares on a pro rata basis and immediately following each Redemption, the common ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
The Successes and Failures of Pakistan's Operation Zarb-e-Azb
... at 2,863 during the year 2014, whereasthe fatalities from the first three months of 2015 stood at 411, a pro rata reduction of around a third. «ISN, Jul 15»
4
Shaun Wright-Phillips will try to revive his career - and reputation - at …
... Red Bulls, Wright-Phillips has joined his brother reportedly on a non Designated Player deal worth just $375,000 pro rata for the remainder of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Odisha HC scraps OJS prelims-2015; orders fresh exams
... in the question papers and had informed the court of its decision to award marks to the candidates for the wrong questions on pro rata basis. «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
6
Big 12 Expansion Isn't a Case of 'If,' it's 'When'
In a stroke of genius and a nod to the times, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby had “pro rata” clauses inserted into the contract. That is, if the Big 12 expands, ... «Today's U, Jul 15»
7
Debt Restructuring Agreement - Report on Caesars Entertainment
In addition, holders eligible to receive the fee will receive their pro rata share of at least $200 million in convertible notes to be issued by ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Ocean Shore Holding Co. Announces Redemption Of Trust …
The Capital Securities are being redeemed, along with a pro rata number of common securities issued by Capital Trust I and held by the ... «Virtual Press Office, Jul 15»
9
Will streamline Vallarpadam terminal: CM Chandy
If this is shared on a pro rata basis, it would be better," said Behanan. Behanan also asked the state government to ensure that containers from ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
10
Paragon Offshore plc (NYSE:PGN) Short Interest Update
... spin-off of its offshore drilling business (the Spin-off) through a pro rata distribution of all of the ordinary shares of its wholly owned subsidiary, ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pro rata [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pro-rata>. Apr 2024 ».
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