prorate
Allocate by share
To prorate is to divide or distribute proportionally, typically based on time or usage.
If you move out mid-month, your rent is prorated—you pay only for the days you occupied the unit.
Insurance refunds, utility bills, and membership fees are commonly prorated: The annual fee was prorated since she joined in October.
Divide and deliver
- apportionDivide into portions
- allotDistribute by shares
- assignGive as responsibility
- divideSeparate into parts
share · portion · split · parcel · partition · disbursement · rationing · mete
Scaled to match another
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- formulaFixed method or notation
- computeDetermine by calculation
calculate · fraction · divide · multiply · arithmetic · decimal · per diem · daily rate
Itemized billing statement
- chargeCost or accusation
- feePayment for service
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
adjustment · partial payment · billing cycle · subscription · cancellation · account · statement · balance
Just and unbiased
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
- fair shareEquitable part owed
- impartialShowing no preference
- evenUniform and level
balanced · just · reasonable · unbiased · objective · commensurate · corresponding · relative
distribute
Divide and deliver
divide · share · portion · split · parcel · partition · disbursement · rationing · mete · dole
proportional
Scaled to match another
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- formulaFixed method or notation
compute · calculate · fraction · divide · multiply · arithmetic · decimal · per diem · daily rate · hourly rate
invoice
Itemized billing statement
credit · adjustment · partial payment · billing cycle · subscription · cancellation · account · statement · balance · rebate
equitable
Just and unbiased
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
- fair shareEquitable part owed
- impartialShowing no preference
even · balanced · just · reasonable · unbiased · objective · commensurate · corresponding · relative · scaled
- dividing and givingdistribute, allocate, divide, give, share
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
- accounting verbsaudit, balance, budget, credit, debit
- warrantieswarranty, limited warranty, full warranty, express warranty, implied
prorateflat rate
Unchanging price regardless of quantity
lump sum · round up · round down · fixed fee · fixed charge
- prorated rentPayment scaled to occupancy