prorations
Shares distributed proportionally
Prorations are divisions or allocations of amounts proportionally.
When costs, taxes, or fees are split according to actual usage or time, those portions are prorations: The closing statement showed prorations for property taxes and HOA dues.
The term appears frequently in real estate, insurance, and utility billing contexts.
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- sharingDividing among others
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
divvying · parceling · meting out · disbursement · partitioning · proportioning · assignment · subdivision
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- accrualsAmounts accumulated over time
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
ledger · journal entries · GAAP · financials · reporting · audit · bookkeeping · expenses
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- formulaFixed method or notation
- divisorNumber you split by
- numeratorNumber being divided
denominator · per diem · daily rate · hourly · weighted average · interpolation · rounding · decimal
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- sharingDividing among others
rationing · divvying · parceling · meting out · disbursement · partitioning · proportioning · assignment · subdivision · tranche
amortization
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- accrualsAmounts accumulated over time
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
reconciliation · ledger · journal entries · GAAP · financials · reporting · audit · bookkeeping · expenses · deferred
ratio
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- formulaFixed method or notation
- divisorNumber you split by
numerator · denominator · per diem · daily rate · hourly · weighted average · interpolation · rounding · decimal · fraction
prorationslump sums
Entire amounts paid once
approximations · ballpark figures · guesswork · entireties · round numbers