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pro-rata

pro-rata is the alternative form of pro rata.

Meaning of pro rata

Adverb

pro rata (not comparable)

  1. Of an allocation, in proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.
    • Tenants who have given 30 days' notice who do not leave on the last day of the month will be charged on a pro rata basis.

Questions about pro-rata

What is pro-rata the alternative form of?
Pro-rata is the alternative form of pro rata.

Words near pro-rata in the dictionary

  1. pro-peptide
  2. pro-peptides
  3. pro-protein
  4. pro-proteins
  5. pro-rail
  6. pro-rata
  7. pro-regime
  8. pro-Russian
  9. pro-secular
  10. pro-Semite
  11. pro-Semites

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