Definition of commensurate Commensurate

/kʌmɛˈnsɚʌt/ - [kumenserut] - com•men•su•rate

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Adjective

commensurate - corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"
  incommensurate not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort"
  equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
  coextensive, coterminous, conterminous being of equal extent or scope or duration
  commensurable capable of being measured by a common standard; "hours and minutes are commensurable"
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  • commensurate (v. t.)
    To reduce to a common measure.
  • commensurate (v. t.)
    To proportionate; to adjust.
  • commensurate (a.)
    Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities.
  • commensurate (a.)
    Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.

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