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Meaning of pro rata | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2
ˌpɹəʊ ˈɹɑːtə

Definitions

In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”
“The workers' overtime is calculated on pro rata basis.”
“The fiction that each household supplies all types of labor directly, and so receives its pro rata share of the aggregate wage bill of the entire economy, simplifies the exposition in that it allows one to dispense with explicit discussion o fthe risk-sharing arrangements just referred to.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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