Proportionately Definition & Meaning

proportionately
adverb
  1. to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload"
  2. in proportion; "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions"
  3. in proportion

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