pro rata

English

Etymology

Latin pro, according to + ratus, calculated

Alternative forms

• 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 credited on a pro rata basis.

   The workers' overtime is calculated on pro rata basis.

Translations

in proportion to some factor

• Chinese: 

  Mandarin: 按比例 (cmn) (àn bǐlì)

• Finnish: suhteessa (fi), pro rata (fi)
• French: en proportion (fr), proportionnellement (fr)

• German: pro rata (de), verhältnismäßig (de), proportional (de)
• Japanese: 比例して (ja) (ひれいして, hirei shite)
• Russian: пропорционально (ru) (proporcionálʹno)

See also

• prorate