pro·por·tion·ate
prə-ˈpȯr-shə-ˌnāt 
proportionated; proportionating
: to make proportionate : proportion
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Adjective
Each investor will receive a proportionate share of the profits.
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The after-tax equity method earnings have Berkshire’s proportionate share of profits attributable to its investments in Kraft Heinz (KHC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Berkadia.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 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
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Adjective
The decrease in product revenues was not proportionate to the decrease in cost of product revenues.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The after-tax equity method earnings have Berkshire’s proportionate share of profits attributable to its investments in Kraft Heinz (KHC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Berkadia.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 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
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportionate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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