proportionately

prəˈpoʊrʃənətli

Definition

Definition of proportionately - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

relative sizein a way that matches size or amount to something else

The prize money was distributed proportionately among the winners.
Rent increases were applied proportionately to each tenant's apartment size.
Funds were cut proportionately across all departments to balance the budget.

commensurately

correspondingly

relatively

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proportionately balanced

adj.

having equal parts or amounts

The cake was proportionately balanced with equal slices for everyone.

Origin of proportionately

Latin, proportio (relation) + -ate (suffix)

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French:proportionnellement, ...
German:verhältnismäßig, ...
Italian:proporzionalmente, ...
Spanish:proporcionalmente, ...
Portuguese:proporcionalmente, ...
Chinese:按比例地, ...
Japanese:比例して, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ نِسْبِيٍّ, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן יַחֲסִי, ...
Russian:пропорционально, ...
Ukrainian:пропорційно, ...
Hindi:अनुपात में, ...
Bengali:অনুপাতিকভাবে, ...
Catalan:proporcionalment, ...
Czech:úměrně, ...
Danish:forholdsmæssigt, ...
Dutch:evenredig, ...
Greek:αναλογικά, ...
Hungarian:arányosan, ...
Khmer:តាមសមាមាត្រ, ...
Korean:비례하여, ...
Persian:متناسباً, ...
Polish:proporcjonalnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):proporcionalmente, ...
Romanian:proporțional, ...
Swedish:proportionerligt, ...
Thai:อย่างสัดส่วนกัน, ...
Turkish:orantılı olarak, ...
Vietnamese:một cách tương xứng, ...

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