“For a large and rapidly expanding proportion of the workforce, it represents a new identity, which enables them to opt out of work for long periods of time.”
“The houses were always designed with proportion in mind, and how it felt to move from room to room.”
“The bleach can be diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to ten parts water.”
(uncountable) the principle that governmentaction ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
(countable) the degree to which something is in proportion