pro rata

1. 1.

   in proportion

   Synonymsproportionately

Questions about pro rata

What does pro rata mean?

pro rata means "in proportion".

What is another word for pro rata?

Close synonyms include proportionately. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pro rata a common word?

pro rata is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.