proportionment
[ pruh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]
noun
the act of proportioning.
the state of being proportioned.
Origin of proportionment
1First recorded in 1690–1700; proportion + -ment
Words Nearby proportionment
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How to use proportionment in a sentence
There was pot the slightest proportionment of the punishment to the offence.
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