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| 1. | [ noun ] a process of becoming larger or more numerous or more important | |
| Synonyms: | increase growth | |
| Examples: | "the increase in unemployment" "the growth of population" |
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| Related terms: | decrease decrease process accretion pullulation accretion accretion accretion proliferation widening relaxation population_growth accession multiplication increase grow | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the amount by which something increases | |
| Synonyms: | increase | |
| Examples: | "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
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| Related terms: | decrease amount supplement raise amplification rise complement price_increase up-tick fare_increase tax-increase increase | |
| Similar spelling: |
incremental in_agreement ingredient incriminate increase increased insure Inocor injure Ingram insurer insured injured ingrate incredible |
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