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commensurate

[ kuh-men-ser-it, -sher- ]

adjective

  1. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree:

    Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.

  2. proportionate; adequate:

    a solution commensurate to the seriousness of the problem.

  3. having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
  4. having a common measure or divisor; commensurable.


commensurate

/ kəˈmɛnsərɪt; kəˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃən; -ʃə-; -ʃə- /

adjective

  1. having the same extent or duration
  2. corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate
  3. able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈԲܰٱ, adverb
  • dzˈԲܰٱԱ, noun
  • commensuration, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz·s·ٱ· adverb
  • dz·s·ٱ·Ա noun
  • dz····پDz [k, uh, -men-s, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n, -sh, uh, -], noun
  • ܲcdz·s·ٱ adjective
  • undz·s·ٱ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of commensurate1

1635–45; < Late Latin dzŧԲūٳܲ, equivalent to Latin com- com- + ŧԲūٳܲ (past participle of ŧԲū to measure ); -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of commensurate1

C17: from Late Latin dzŧԲūٳܲ, from Latin com- same + ŧԲܰ to measure
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“All of this adds up to a very difficult scenario around expanding our response in the U.S. commensurate with the scope of this problem.”

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Latinos are still nowhere near where we need to be in American life to brag about power commensurate with our numbers.

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Prices would rise on certain goods in industries affected by tariffs, broadly increasing the cost of living and eroding workers’ purchasing power unless wages rise commensurately, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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"We anticipate a significant renegotiation of the plea deal that incorporates terms truly commensurate with the gravity of Boeing's crimes," she said.

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In short, he was a good kid with good parents, qualities that didn’t always come in handy when it was time for ABC to pay him commensurately with other TV stars.

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