adverb
US/ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.ət.li/
UK/ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔː.ʃən.ət.li/
In a way that is too large or too small compared with something else.
In context
Poor families spend a disproportionately large share of their income on food.
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