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- DictionaryIn·crease
verb
- 1. become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree: "car use is increasing at an alarming rate"
noun
- 1. an instance of growing or making greater: "some increase in inflation"
a situation in which the number, size, or amount of something gets bigger: a pay/price/tax increase Customers stocked up, anticipating a January price increase. an increase in sth Businesses are facing a 12% increase in energy costs. an increase of sth Revenue last year was $347 million, an increase of 26%.
increase. to become greater in amount, number, value, etc.; to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc. Costs have increased significantly. The price of oil increased. increase in something Oil increased in price. increase by something The rate of inflation increased by 2 per cent.
Definitions of increase (/ˈɪnˌkris/) noun. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important. “the increase in unemployment”. synonyms: growth, increment. see more. noun. the act of increasing something. “he gave me an increase in salary”.
verb (used without object), in·creased, in·creas·ing. to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. to multiply by propagation. to wax, as the moon. See more. noun. growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.: the increase of crime. the act or process of increasing.
noun. uk / ˈɪnkriːs / us. B2 [ C, U ] a rise in the number, size, or amount of something: a price / tax increase. We are seeing an increase in standards of living. More examples. on the increase. If something is on the increase, it is happening more often: Violent crime is on the increase. Opposite. decrease.
Definition of increase noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to become or to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc. increase (from A) (to B) The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere The price of oil increased. increase in something Oil increased in price. increase by something The rate of inflation increased ...
