pro·por·tion·ate
prə-ˈpȯr-shə-ˌnāt 
proportionated; proportionating
: to make proportionate : proportion
Examples of proportionate in a Sentence
Adjective
Each investor will receive a proportionate share of the profits.
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
DeChambeau was the genesis of the idea to make the curve of the club face – the bulge and roll – proportionate to how fast a golfer can swing the club.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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
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Adjective
The amount of pushback is proportionate to how badly it is needed.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
DeChambeau was the genesis of the idea to make the curve of the club face – the bulge and roll – proportionate to how fast a golfer can swing the club.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportionate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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