adverb
- To a proportionate degree.
- usage: "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload"
- synonyms: proportionally
- In proportion.
- usage: "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions"
- In proportion.
- synonyms: pro rata
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