in proportion to

idiom

: related in size, number, or amount to (something else)

Your share of the profits will be in proportion to the amount of work that you do.

: having the correct or appropriate relationship in size, shape, or position to (some other part of the same thing)

The garage is not in proportion to the house.

: when compared to the size, shape, or position of (some other part of the same thing)

His head is large in proportion to his body.

Examples of in proportion to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Share [Findings] The U.S. municipal bond market penalizes communities in proportion to the percentage of their population that is black but generally ignores their vulnerability to climate change. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 The algebraic black hole calculation more rigorously reinforces another message from Hawking and Bekenstein’s work: Entropy increases in proportion to the black hole’s growing surface area. —

Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Context: In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice found MPD failed to punish officers in proportion to their misconduct. —

Kyle Stokes, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 France adheres to a two-round vote rather than proportional representation, in which parliamentary seats are determined in proportion to people’s electoral choices. —

Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in proportion to

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