Definition of increase - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle''s gain in weight over a period of weeks"

Noun

a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

Noun

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

Noun

the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

Noun

the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

Verb

become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

Verb

make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

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addition gain growth increment step-up

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decrease

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alter alteration amount change change magnitude change of magnitude indefinite quantity modification modify physical process process

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accession accretion accrual accrue accruement accumulate accumulation add add to addition advance aggrandisement aggrandizement amass amplification amplify appreciate appreciation apprise apprize augment augmentation blow up boost broaden broadening build build up climb compound concentration conglomerate cost increase crescendo cumulate deepen elevation enlarge enlargement escalate escalation exaggeration expand expanding upon expansion explode explosion extend fare increase full gain gather grow heighten hike inclusion inflate intensification intensify irrupt jump kite leap lengthen magnify manifold maximation maximisation maximise maximization maximize mount multiplication multiply pile up population growth price increase proliferation pullulate pullulation pyramid raise ramp up regenerate relaxation rev rev up revalue rise runup run-up salary increase shoot up snowball spike split split up step up stock split strengthening stretch supercharge supplement supplementation surge swell tax boost tax hike tax-increase up upsurge up-tick wage hike wage increase wax waxing widen widening work up

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