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increase proportionally

[ɪnˈkriːs prəˈpɔːʃənəli]
verb phrase
aumentar proporcionalmente
1. to grow or expand at a rate that maintains a consistent ratio or relationship with another quantity
As the company expands, its operating costs increase proportionally.
À medida que a empresa se expande, seus custos operacionais aumentam proporcionalmente.
2. to rise in direct proportion to something else
The recipe ingredients increase proportionally when you double the batch size.
Os ingredientes da receita aumentam proporcionalmente quando você dobra o tamanho do lote.
Synonyms
increase at a proportional raterise in proportion toscale proportionallygrow at the same rateexpand proportionally
Antonyms
increase disproportionatelydecrease proportionallyremain constantscale non-linearly

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aumentar proporcionalmente
standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
aumentar na proporção
alternative phrasing common in São Paulo
Portugal
aumentar proporcionalmente
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

go hand in hand
move in tandem
scale up proportionally
maintain proportion
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