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overproportionate en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin prōportiōnātusbor. English proportionate English overproportionate From over- + proportionate.

Meanings

  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

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most overproportionate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more overproportionate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

overproportionately