increase

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01noun

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”

02noun

a change resulting in an increase

“the increase is scheduled for next month”

03noun

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

“the increase in unemployment”

“the growth of population”

04noun

the amount by which something increases

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

3 more meanings

05noun

the act of increasing something

“he gave me an increase in salary”

06verb

become bigger or greater in amount

“The amount of work increased”

07verb

make bigger or more

“The boss finally increased her salary”

“The university increased the number of students it admitted”

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