Meaning & use
Commensurately
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In a manner or amount that is proportionate to something else.
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Employees who take on more responsibility should be paid commensurately.
The punishment was commensurately severe with the crime.
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Derived from the adjective 'commensurate,' from Latin com- ('together') and mensura ('measure'). Often paired with 'with,' as in 'commensurate with experience.'
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