Definition of disproportionate
:being out of proportion
- a disproportionate share
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Examples of disproportionate in a Sentence
He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
Recent Examples of disproportionate from the Web
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Speaking Tuesday, Ashley Pintos, a member of the hospitality workers group, argued RTA's fleet boasts a disproportionate number of streetcars per rail route compared to buses.
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And a disproportionate number of these students are children of color.
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Scientists say blacks’ disproportionate rates of dementia may be related in part to the prevalence of disorders that raise the risk of vascular disease: diabetes and hypertension, for instance.
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Obamacare authorized these payments as reimbursements for insurers who sign up disproportionate numbers of low-income customers.
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The measure would withhold criminal justice federal funding to anti-marijuana states if data shows a racially disproportionate prison and arrest rate for marijuana.
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Private firms are much more productive, but state firms gobble up a disproportionate share of resources.
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While the study didn’t look for dementia symptoms specifically, the authors point out that the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is rising—and that minority communities are affected at disproportionate rates.
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A key aspect of the initiative is to focus on people and places that have a disproportionate impact on an area, whether it’s habitual offenders or businesses and vacant homes that become a magnet for criminal activity.
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First Known Use of disproportionate
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DISPROPORTIONATE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of disproportionate for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a difference that is not fair, reasonable, or expected : too large or too small in relation to something
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