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proportionately

pro·por·tion·ate
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr-]
    • /adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr-/
    • /prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr-]
    • /adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of proportionately word

  • adjective proportionately proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. 1
  • verb with object proportionately to make proportionate. 1
See all 2 definitions of proportionately

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Origin of proportionately

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English proporcionate < Late Latin prōportiōnātus. See proportion, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Proportionately

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Proportionately

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Synonyms for proportionately

adv proportionately

  • acceptably — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • accordingly — You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.

adverb proportionately

  • admissibly — In a manner that is admissible; acceptably.
  • coequally — In a coequal manner.
  • commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
  • conformably — With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
  • enough — As much or as many as required.
All 28 Synonyms of proportionately

Antonyms for proportionately

adverb proportionately

  • inequitably — not equitable; unjust or unfair: an inequitable decision.

verb with object proportionately

All 2 Antonyms of proportionately

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    to the degree that; in proportion as

  • diminishing returns

    any rate of profit, production, benefits, etc., that beyond a certain point fails to increase proportionately with added investment, effort, or skill.

  • pro-rata

    proportionately determined: a pro-rata share of income.

  • prorate

    to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.

  • regressive

    regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.

  • scot and lot

    British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.
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