pro·por·tion·ate
prə-ˈpȯr-shə-ˌnāt 
proportionated; proportionating
: to make proportionate : proportion
Synonyms
Examples of proportionate in a Sentence
Adjective
Each investor will receive a proportionate share of the profits.
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
Recent Examples on the Web
Samia Nakhoul, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
After the first lottery draw is held, the odds for the remaining teams will increase on a proportionate basis for the second lottery draw, based on which team wins the first one.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Israel's response – and there should be a response – should not be proportionate.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
This all sounds very natural and proportionate to such desperately sad news.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
Start-up businesses or smaller tech operations will receive proportionate financial punishments.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
If none of the candidates gets more than 50% of the votes, then each candidate with at least 15% of the total votes will get a proportionate number of delegates.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
The theatrical releases that saw the highest median return on investment (ROI) in 2023 were those whose casts reflected racial representation proportionate to the real-world U.S. population, according to the latest Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
In the American imagination, the number of suits a person owns is proportionate to their wealth and influence.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
France's two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2022
The French system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 11 June 2022
For all the many colorful balls of powers whizzing through the sky, the action still felt relatively grounded and proportionate for what the show has been up to this point.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2021
So far, China’s officials have kept their responses to the U.S. actions proportionate, for instance closing the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu when the Chinese Consulate in Houston was shut.
—Bob Davis, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
Adjective
By Thursday, four diplomatic and government sources in the region were expressing confidence that the response would be limited and proportionate.
—Samia Nakhoul, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
After the first lottery draw is held, the odds for the remaining teams will increase on a proportionate basis for the second lottery draw, based on which team wins the first one.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Israel's response – and there should be a response – should not be proportionate.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
This all sounds very natural and proportionate to such desperately sad news.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
Start-up businesses or smaller tech operations will receive proportionate financial punishments.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
If none of the candidates gets more than 50% of the votes, then each candidate with at least 15% of the total votes will get a proportionate number of delegates.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
The theatrical releases that saw the highest median return on investment (ROI) in 2023 were those whose casts reflected racial representation proportionate to the real-world U.S. population, according to the latest Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
In the American imagination, the number of suits a person owns is proportionate to their wealth and influence.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Verb
France’s two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
France's two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2022
The French system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 11 June 2022
For all the many colorful balls of powers whizzing through the sky, the action still felt relatively grounded and proportionate for what the show has been up to this point.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2021
So far, China’s officials have kept their responses to the U.S. actions proportionate, for instance closing the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu when the Chinese Consulate in Houston was shut.
—Bob Davis, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportionate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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