prorating

And Laura, By the way, your comment on prorating is silly.

AT&T Introduces New Data Plans for iPhone Users Roaming Abroad - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Whenever excess weight may be shipped with the prescribed weight allowance on a carload basis, the weight allowance and the actual weight will be used as factors in prorating the total charge for the carload to determine the owner's share and the Government's share of the expense.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10053 1949

The carriers are also floating the idea of prorating their fees down to zero, though consumer groups are concerned that the companies will raise their termination fees to $200 or more to compensate.

FCC May Set Cell-Termination Fees 2008

I would argue that this disquiet as to "fairness" could be substantially removed if there were a more honest approach taken to the concept of capital gains; specifically, prorating the tax break based on length of ownership of the capital asset, thereby rewarding real investment of time and toil as opposed to fortunate speculation bets.

We Need a Better Way to Handle Taxes on Capital Gains 2012

Even more troubling, after prorating that number I realized that I was paying about $5 to listen to the girl conclude that Glenn Beck was biased.

Dan Treadway: The Tuition Is Too Damn High Dan Treadway 2010

Using the team salary accounting proration interpretation, because the Redskins restructured Haynesworth's deal to preclude the $21 million signing bonus from prorating into future years, the "signing bonus allocation" in 2010 is the full $21 million.

How much of Albert Haynesworth's signing bonuses can the Redskins recover? J.I. Halsell 2010

Even more troubling, after prorating that number I realized that I was paying about $5 to listen to the girl conclude that Glenn Beck was biased.

Dan Treadway: The Tuition Is Too Damn High Dan Treadway 2010

Even more troubling, after prorating that number I realized that I was paying about $5 to listen to the girl conclude that Glenn Beck was biased.

Dan Treadway: The Tuition Is Too Damn High Dan Treadway 2010

Mr. Martin outlined some ideas for early termination fee standards, including prorating the fees over the life of a contract and eliminating the fees when customers renew contracts and don't upgrade their equipment.

FCC Head Seeks Rules 2008

In exchange for protection from the suits, wireless-phone companies have proposed prorating the so-called early termination fees.

FCC May Set Cell-Termination Fees 2008