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Aug 21, 2015
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with Anu Gargpro rata
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
adverb: Proportionally. adjective: Proportional. ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin pro rata (according to the calculated share). Earliest documented use: 1575.
USAGE:
“The distribution would be pro rata on length of service.” Dennis Conroy; The Cairo Connection; Trafford; 2005. See more usage examples of pro rata in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. -Aristotle, philosopher (384-322 BCE)
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