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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • commensurately adverb
  • commensurateness noun
  • commensuration noun
  • uncommensurate adjective
  • uncommensurately adverb
  • dzˈԲܰٱ adverb
  • dzˈԲܰٱԱ noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of commensurate1

C17: from Late Latin dzŧԲūٳܲ, from Latin com- same + ŧԲܰ to measure
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The petition adds that “the predatory, extreme and dictatorial actions of the Trump administration call for an all-out commensurate response, which so far has been terribly lacking from the Democratic Party.”

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They added: "It remains imperative that officers and staff continue to receive training commensurate with the demands placed upon them."

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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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