in proportion to
idiom
1
: related in size, number, or amount to (something else)
Your share of the profits will be in proportion to the amount of work that you do.
2
: having the correct or appropriate relationship in size, shape, or position to (some other part of the same thing)
The garage is not in proportion to the house.
3
: when compared to the size, shape, or position of (some other part of the same thing)
His head is large in proportion to his body.
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Shareholders’ advances to the corporation are in proportion to their equity holdings in the company.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This stems from the fact that employee premium shares typically rise in proportion to overall plan costs.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Proctor’s attorney Daniel Moynihan in his own opening said that Proctor’s firing was not in proportion to previous agency disciplinary actions but only to appease politicians and critical members of the public and the media.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Featuring a small 32 mm case, the watch is perfectly in proportion to the actor’s wrist.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This stems from the fact that employee premium shares typically rise in proportion to overall plan costs.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Proctor’s attorney Daniel Moynihan in his own opening said that Proctor’s firing was not in proportion to previous agency disciplinary actions but only to appease politicians and critical members of the public and the media.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Featuring a small 32 mm case, the watch is perfectly in proportion to the actor’s wrist.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
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“In proportion to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20proportion%20to. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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