proportionate
adjective/prəˈpɔːʃənət/
/prəˈpɔːrʃənət/
(formal)- proportionate (to something) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else synonym proportional
- Increasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices.
- The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
- Inner cities have more than a proportionate share of social problems.
- Penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProportionate is used with these nouns:- share
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