in proportion to

idiom

1

: 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.

2

: 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.

3

: 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

Sunnis, Shiites, Christians and Druze serve in proportion to their population numbers. —Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

For instance, Arizona ranked as the second state with the fewest charities in proportion to the population. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024

But the Ohio race comes in third for ad spending in proportion to the number of people in the state who might vote. —Stephen Neukam, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024

Above a ten percent margin, 20 to 30 percent of companies’ profits would be divided among countries in proportion to how large their sales were in each jurisdiction and then taxed at whatever rate each country so chose. —Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021