commensurate
Americanadjective
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corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree.
Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
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proportionate; adequate.
a solution commensurate to the seriousness of the problem.
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having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
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having a common measure or divisor; commensurable.
adjective
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having the same extent or duration
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corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate
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able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable
Other Word Forms
- commensurately adverb
- commensurateness noun
- commensuration noun
- uncommensurate adjective
- uncommensurately adverb
Etymology
Origin of commensurate
1635–45; < Late Latin commēnsūrātus, equivalent to Latin com- com- + mēnsūrātus (past participle of mēnsūrāre to measure ); -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The basic idea is these computers are now advancing technology and processing time and speed at an arc that is not commensurate with the arc of technological advancement over the past 100 years.
From Los Angeles Times
Davis’s clients include such market behemoths as Walmart and the brokerage Compass, and his pay is commensurate—as much as $300,000 a month, plus seven-figure fees for deals that close.
Good news, to be sure, but there was not a commensurate increase in hiring.
From MarketWatch
Americans and others in the developed world also have exploited efficiencies in power use that have allowed major economies to grow without creating commensurate demands for electrical power.
From Los Angeles Times
And while it wasn’t well managed, the administration made sure resources were commensurate with its aims.
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