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proportionately









NOUN
per capita
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Should you reach that cap, the Social Security Administration continues to give benefits to the family, but will proportionately lower the benefit for each person so that it does not exceed the limit.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

There’s also a 4.228% origination fee for these loans, which is deducted proportionately from each loan disbursement.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Jackson said: "That trickles downstream to mean that comedy is not getting funded even though it generates billions in revenue, millions in tax, it's not being proportionately reinvested back into the sector."

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Viewership is split proportionately by gender, race, and politics, but users skew younger and toward higher incomes.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

A proportionately low number of these members were from the rural areas, the regions where the ANC had historically been weakest.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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