As in - the allowance has been pro rata(???)

pro rated?
pro ratad
pro rata'd

Which..?

None sound particularly right and all don't look right when written in a mail (to me anyway )

 

Because its latin it isnt that easy. Personally; I would alter the other text in order to use the term correctly.

 

Pre rata

 

It's not a verb, so there is no past tense.

What you want to say is 'the allowance has been adjusted pro rata'.

 

not sure -- but would like to know another word for Thesaurus:-)

 

AndyC_772 there is no noun that cannot be verbed

"The allowance has been reduced in proportion to the company's profits."
"The allowance has been reduced pro rata the company's profits."

 

prolapsed

 

I'd go with pro rated if you have to.

It may not be strictly correct, but its an accepted terminology in accounting and legal documents.

Or, and a better solution, do what Simon suggested, ie

"the funds will be distributed on a pro rata basis"
"the basis of distribution of funds is pro rata"
"the funds were distributed on a pro rata basis"

 

^^^^

Doesn't make sense, btw.

 

I would say by way of example.

"We calculated your expenses on a pro rata basis".

dl

 

...and vice versa.

FAIL

 

Pro rata is an adverb that means "in proportion."

So you could just say the allowance has been calculated in proportion to XXXX" and be completely correct.

 

tvm, the appreciation has been pro rated depending on the quality/sense of the responses

 

Yes but "rated" is a different word altogether...

 

Grammatical FAIL.

 

Irony FAIL

 

Did I need to add a smiley for you? Surely not?

 

I need all the help I can get...

 

 

No its not Look in the dicitionary, it is actually correct,allthough most people would think not.
All i will say in retort is how many meanings does squash have?
The best way as said, and to avoid confusion is to word the sentence in the past tense, and use "pro rata" or "was pro rata ble" which is the same, or proportioned is the truly correct past tense but that wasn't the question.
The English language is fantastic i love it..