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   In·cre·ment

   /ˈiNGkrəm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale: "the inmates' pay can escalate in five-cent increments to a maximum of 90 cents an hour"
   • ▪ a regular increase in salary on an incremental scale: "he had waived his right to the second increment of $18 million so that it could be distributed among 40 employees"
   • ▪ a small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function.

   verb

   • 1. cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere ‘grow’ (see increase).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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