prorating
Splitting by share
Prorating is dividing or distributing proportionally, typically based on time or usage.
When you move out mid-month, the landlord prorates your rent—you pay only for days occupied.
Insurance refunds, utility bills, and employee benefits are commonly prorated: Your salary will be prorated for the partial pay period.
The base verb is prorate.
Division into shares
- proportionalScaled to match another
- ratableAble to be evaluated
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- accrualIncremental addition over time
depreciation · allocation · assessment · reapportionment · scaling · distribution · calculation · time-based
Itemized billing statement
- rebateReturned portion of payment
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
adjustment · credit · debit · charge · fee · subscription · membership · cancellation
Divide into portions
- distributeDivide and deliver
- sharePortion given out
- assignGive as responsibility
- allotDistribute by shares
parcel · divvy · ration · dispense · mete · allocate · partition · subdivide
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equitableJust and unbiased
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
just · balanced · unbiased · reasonable · appropriate · commensurate · corresponding · matching
apportionment
Division into shares
- proportionalScaled to match another
- ratableAble to be evaluated
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
accrual · depreciation · allocation · assessment · reapportionment · scaling · distribution · calculation · time-based · interpolation
invoice
Itemized billing statement
- rebateReturned portion of payment
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
settlement · adjustment · credit · debit · charge · fee · subscription · membership · cancellation · annual
apportion
Divide into portions
- distributeDivide and deliver
- sharePortion given out
- assignGive as responsibility
allot · parcel · divvy · ration · dispense · mete · allocate · partition · subdivide · split
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equitableJust and unbiased
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
proportionality · just · balanced · unbiased · reasonable · appropriate · commensurate · corresponding · matching