proration

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Synonyms: probation, prolation, peroration, pronation, roration, adoration, privation, portion, oration, predation, prostration

Antonyms: probation, prolation, peroration, pronation, roration, adoration, privation, portion, oration, predation, prostration

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|telecommunication}} In [[budgeting]], the [[proportional]] [[distribution]] or [[allocation]] of [[parameters]], such as [[noise power]] and [[transmission]] losses, among a number of [[tandem]]-connected items, such as equipment, cables, links, or trunks, in order to balance the performance of [[communications]] circuits.
2. {{lb|en|telecommunication}} In a [[telephone]] [[switching]] center, the distribution or allocation of equipment or components proportionally among a number of functions, to provide a requisite [[grade of service]].
3. {{lb|en|accounting}} In the insurance industry, the act of taking money that is currently due from the [[insurance]] company and moving it to the patient, knowing that the dollar amount being moved is due from the patient as a [[deductible]], [[coinsurance]], or [[copayment]] amount.

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