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increase

inc·rease

UK/ˈɪnkɹiːs/ US/ˈɪˌnkris/ common
verb (2) noun (5)

verb

1.

become bigger or greater in amount

  • “The amount of work increased”
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2.

make bigger or more

  • “The boss finally increased her salary”
  • “The university increased the number of students it admitted”
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noun

1.

a quantity that is added

  • “there was an addition to property taxes this year”
  • “they recorded the cattle”
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2.

a change resulting in an increase

  • “the increase is scheduled for next month”
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3.

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

  • “the increase in unemployment”
  • “the growth of population”
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4.

the amount by which something increases

  • “they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare”
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5.

the act of increasing something

  • “he gave me an increase in salary”
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Origin

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.

Phrases

  • natural increase rate

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