commensurate
adjective/kəˈmenʃərət/
/kəˈmenʃərət/
(formal)- commensurate (with something) matching something in size, importance, quality, etc.
- Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin commensuratus, from com- ‘together’ + mensuratus, past participle of mensurare ‘to measure’.Want to learn more?
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