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overproportionate

overproportionate adjective: overproportioned.

Adjective

overproportionate (comparative more overproportionate, superlative most overproportionate)

  1. overproportioned
    • Therefore, an overproportionate decrease of the market price in times of falling demand may still serve as an indicator for imperfect collusion in a market […]2006, Leslie Neubecker, Strategic Competition in Oligopolies With Fluctuatuating Demand

Forms of overproportionate

comparativemore overproportionate
superlativemost overproportionate

Origin of overproportionate

From over- + proportionate.

Words formed from overproportionate

Questions about overproportionate

What does overproportionate mean?
Overproportionate means overproportioned.
What part of speech is overproportionate?
Overproportionate is an adjective.

Words near overproportionate in the dictionary

  1. overproofing
  2. overproofs
  3. overproportion
  4. overproportional
  5. overproportionally
  6. overproportionate
  7. overproportionately
  8. overproportioned
  9. overproportioning
  10. overproportions
  11. overpropulsion

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