Pro rata is a term used to describe a proportionate allocation. It's a method of assigning an amount to a fraction according to its share of the whole.

Pro rata ensures equal treatment based on stake or time in financial transactions like mortgages. When shifting insurance mid-plan, pro rata calculations secure partial refunds based on unused ...

Q. Hi Dan. In your last column you wrote about “… a rather infamous provision dubbed the ‘pro-rata rule.’” One of my IRAs is non-deductible, so I need to know what that is and why it’s infamous. Can ...

Pro rata rights or proportional rights let existing investors keep their ownership stake by investing more when a company raises funding. Pro rata rights, sometimes called proportional rights, are ...

Lee Edwards, partner at Root VC, has a saying at his firm that “pro rata rights are earned, not given.” That may be a bit of a stretch since pro rata refers to a term that VCs put in their term sheets ...