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The salary will be commensurate with the duties #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 01, 2005 22:22 pm   The salary will be commensurate with the duties
 

Test No. incompl/advan-25 "Interviews and Jobs", question 10

We can offer you a salary that will be ......... with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands.

(a) level
(b) equal
(c) connected
(d) commensurate

Test No. incompl/advan-25 "Interviews and Jobs", answer 10

We can offer you a salary that will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands.

Correct answer: (d) commensurate

Your answer was: incorrect
We can offer you a salary that will be equal with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands.
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commensurate with the duties
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The salary will be commensurate with the duties #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 01, 2005 22:35 pm   The salary will be commensurate with the duties
 

Yes, the salary will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities.
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The salary will be commensurate with the duties #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:06 pm   The salary will be commensurate with the duties
 

Torsten wrote:
Yes, the salary will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities.


Hello - I need further explanations: why is "equal" here not acceptable even though it has a similar signification.
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Equal #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 18, 2005 13:42 pm   Equal
 

Simple explanation. If it was equal, it would have to be equal TO.
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The salary will be commensurate with the duties #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:43 am   The salary will be commensurate with the duties
 

Torsten wrote:
Yes, the salary will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities.

WHY COMMENSURATE?
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Commensurate #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:22 am   Commensurate
 

Hi,

Commensurate with means in line with/in accordance with.

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