commensurate

CEFRC1

/kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/

adjective · verb

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Equal or suitable in size or degree to something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position

Examples

  • The applicant says he is seeking a salary commensurate with his qualifications.

  • Tom got a job commensurate with his training and experience.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈmɛnsəɹət/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Describing two numbers within the same Archimedean class, so that neither is infinitely larger than the other.

  2. Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To reduce to a common measure.

More examples

In context

  • The rewards will be commensurate with the efforts made.

  • commensurate punishments

  • The $100 settlement was hardly commensurate with the humiliation his client had experienced.

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Origin

adjective

First attested in 1641; borrowed from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from com- (“together, with”) + mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō (“to measure, to estimate”), (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).