proportionately
adverb/prəˈpɔrʃənətli/
Frequency rank: #17,920 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that corresponds in size or amount relative to something else
Example sentence
Workers who put in more hours are paid proportionately more than those who work fewer hours.
Synonyms & related words
- correspondingly
- accordingly
- comparably
- relatively
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