Definition of increas
1. increase [ v ] become bigger or greater in amount
Examples:
"The amount of work increased"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
The bill would increase from $ 5000000 to $ 15000000 the maximum loan the state could make to a local water_project .
(The New York Times,...)
A formula to supply players for the new Minneapolis_Vikings and the problem of increasing the 1961 schedule to fourteen games will be discussed by National_Football_League owners at a meeting at the Hotel_Warwick today .
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
Still , it is clear from such reports , and apparently clear from the remarks of many people , that Protestants are decreasing and Catholics increasing .
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
For in almost less time than it takes to tell it , Henri 's body weight was increasing rapidly .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
To further increase back flexibility , work_on the back_circle .
Synonyms increase Related Terms decrease change_magnitude add grow wax widen intensify swell accumulate gain shoot_up intensify accrue broaden snowball appreciate wax crescendo spike explode pyramid add_to pullulate snowball addition2. increase [ v ] make bigger or more
Examples:
"The boss finally increased her salary"
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
The President said he will ask Congress to increase grants to states for vocational rehabilitation .
The President said he will also propose increasing , by an unspecified amount , the 540 million dollars in the 1961 - 62 budget for direct government research in medicine .
(The Providence Journal...)
`` Our most immediate goal is to increase public awareness of the movement '' , he indicated , `` and to tell them what this will mean for the town '' .
Increasing opposition can be expected in coming weeks , it was indicated .
(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)
The ordinance would increase the fee for rooming_houses , hotels and multi-family dwellings to $ 5 a room .
Synonyms increase Related Terms decrease change raise widen augment multiply build_up enlarge build_up boost heighten inflate escalate maximize blow_up rev_up up boost lengthen heighten rev regenerate snowball kite build_up extend addition3. increase [ n ] a quantity that is added
Examples:
"there was an addition to property taxes this year"
"they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)
These expenditures are estimated to be $ 12.1 billion , an increase of $ 187 million over 1960 , reflecting additional longevity pay of career personnel , more dependents , an increased number of men drawing proficiency pay , and social_security tax increases ( effective for the full year in 1961 compared with only 6 months in 1960 ) .
The decreases , which are largely in construction and in aircraft procurement , are offset in part by increases for research and development and for procurement of other military equipment such_as tanks , vehicles , guns , and electronic_devices .
(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)
Because of its importance , and because the lack of price_competition is well recognized , the industry is under considerable public pressure not to raise its price any more than could be justified by cost increases .
The threat of effective anti-trust action , provoked by `` gouging the public '' through price increases not justified by cost increases , and fears of endangering relations with customers , Congress , the general public and the press , all operate to keep price increases in some relation to cost increases .
The threat of effective anti-trust action , provoked by `` gouging the public '' through price increases not justified by cost increases , and fears of endangering relations with customers , Congress , the general public and the press , all operate to keep price increases in some relation to cost increases .
Synonyms increase gain addition Related Terms indefinite_quantity accretion4. increase [ n ] a change resulting in an increase
Examples:
"the increase is scheduled for next month"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
This will mean that every time there 's an increase in hospital rates your cost will go_up in like manner .
(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)
These expenditures are estimated to be $ 12.1 billion , an increase of $ 187 million over 1960 , reflecting additional longevity pay of career personnel , more dependents , an increased number of men drawing proficiency pay , and social_security tax increases ( effective for the full year in 1961 compared with only 6 months in 1960 ) .
Retired pay costs are increased by $ 94 million in 1961 over 1960 , partly because of a substantial increase in the number of retired personnel .
The 1958 military pay act departed from this established formula by providing_for a 6 % increase rather than a proportionate increase for everyone retired prior to its effective date of June 1 , 1958 .
The 1958 military pay act departed from this established formula by providing_for a 6 % increase rather than a proportionate increase for everyone retired prior to its effective date of June 1 , 1958 .
Synonyms increase Related Terms decrease change concentration waxing jump run-up explosion augmentation5. increase [ n ] a process of becoming larger or more numerous or more important
Examples:
"the increase in unemployment"
"the growth of population"
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
In_spite_of the increase in numbers and prestige brought_about by the conversions of Newman and other Tractarians of the 1840 's and 1850 's , the Catholic segment of England one_hundred years ago was a very small one ( four per_cent , or 800000 ) which did not enjoy a gracious hearing from the general public .
(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)
At the present_time we do not know by what biochemical_mechanism TSH acts_on the thyroid , but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated , including release of iodine from the thyroid , increase in thyroid weight , increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of * * f .
At the present_time we do not know by what biochemical_mechanism TSH acts_on the thyroid , but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated , including release of iodine from the thyroid , increase in thyroid weight , increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of * * f .
At the present_time we do not know by what biochemical_mechanism TSH acts_on the thyroid , but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated , including release of iodine from the thyroid , increase in thyroid weight , increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of * * f .
(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)
This indicates that increase in specificity of * * f after passing it through DEAE-cellulose was not merely due_to dilution .
Synonyms increase growth increment Related Terms decrease decrease process accretion accretion widening pullulation accretion accretion proliferation relaxation population_growth multiplication accession grow6. increase [ n ] the amount by which something increases
Examples:
"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
In this instance , there was a dosage of 562 during the first two hours and a total dosage of 1980 for the four hour period , a four-fold increase .
(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)
I cannot make sense out of the figures for post maturity growth ; at_best the annual increase appears to be a matter of inches rather_than feet .
Synonyms increase increment Related Terms decrease amount supplement raise amplification rise complement price_increase up-tick fare_increase tax-increase7. increase [ n ] the act of increasing something
Examples:
"he gave me an increase in salary"
(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)
At meter wave_lengths and increase of the order of 10 ` K in the average disk temperatures of the nearer planets would be expected .
(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)
In February , 1959 , during the second admission to The New_York_Hospital , a biopsy specimen of the left gastrocnemius showed striking increase in the sarcolemmal sheath nuclei and shrunken muscle_fibers in several sections .
Synonyms increase step-up Related Terms decrease change_of_magnitude expansion escalation addition intensification surge appreciation accumulation exaggeration split strengthening fortification maximization advance expansion inclusion intensification aggrandizement amplification augmentation escalateSimilar Spelling
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