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preposition

Pro prep. A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.

Pro confesso (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a particular case which the pleading on the other side does not deny.

Pro rata. In proportion; proportion.

Pro re nata (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are.

adverb

Pro rata adv. In proportion; proportionately; according to the share, interest, or liability of each.

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Etymology of 'Pro rata'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pro rata" Quotes from Famous Books

... be authorized to call from the Stockholders a sum not exceeding $150,000 pro rata. for the completion of the 15 miles of Road named in the foregoing resolution, in such proportion and at such times as the exigencies of the Company may require, and that they are not authorized to extend their expenditures beyond the said $150,000 until after the Stockholders ...

— A Pioneer Railway of the West • Maude Ward Lafferty