ratably
- adverb
- /ˈreɪtəblɪ/
- Formal
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proporcionalmente
- And under an especially favorable rule, a donor may contribute as much as $50,000 in a given year for each named beneficiary ($100,000 between spouses) and treat the contributions as being made ratably over five years.
Examples
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The taxes were calculated ratably, so each department contributed according to its share of the total revenue.
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For example, if the banking unit's capital and the securities unit's capital are not owned ratably by the same shareholders, then there will be opportunities, such as through the transference of assets between the two units, to favor one group of shareholders at the expense of the other (Edwards 1979, Saunders 1985).
Academic text (1998) -
You should distribute the profits ratably among all members to ensure fairness.
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Each employee received their bonus ratably, based on the hours they worked during the year.
Synonyms
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4.1
In a way that makes one thing match another in size or amount
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4.2
In a way that changes by the same amount as something else
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5.8
According to each person's share or time worked
How Proportional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ratably comes from the same root as rate and ratio, from a Latin idea meaning 'reckoned' or 'fixed'. So, to act ratably is to divide or give out something 'according to a rate', that is, in fair or proportional parts.