Definition of increase
The meaning of the word increase.
8 definitions of increase | ||
| - noun | ||
| 1. | addition -- 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" | |
| synonyms: addition, gain | ||
| 2. | increase -- a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" | |
| antonyms: decrease -- a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" | ||
| 3. | increase -- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" | |
| synonyms: increment, growth | ||
| antonyms: decrease -- a process of becoming smaller or shorter , decrease -- a process of becoming smaller or shorter | ||
| 4. | increase -- the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" | |
| synonyms: increment | ||
| antonyms: decrease -- the amount by which something decreases | ||
| 5. | increase -- the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | |
| synonyms: step-up | ||
| antonyms: decrease -- the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||
| - verb | ||
| 6. | increase -- become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" | |
| antonyms: decrease -- decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| 7. | increase -- make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | |
| antonyms: decrease -- make smaller; "He decreased his staff" | ||
| 8. | increase, eche -- to make or become greater | |
| synonyms: eche, augment, escalate, increased, increases, increasing, encrease | ||
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