What does increase mean?
Definitions for increase
ɪnˈkris; ˈɪn krisin·crease
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word increase.
Princeton's WordNet
addition, increase, gain(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"
increase(noun)
a change resulting in an increase
"the increase is scheduled for next month"
increase, increment, growth(noun)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
increase, increment(noun)
the amount by which something increases
"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
increase, step-up(verb)
the act of increasing something
"he gave me an increase in salary"
increase(verb)
become bigger or greater in amount
"The amount of work increased"
increase(verb)
make bigger or more
"The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Wiktionary
increase(Noun)
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
increase(Noun)
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
increase(Verb)
to become larger.
increase(Verb)
To make (a quantity) larger.
Webster Dictionary
Increase(verb)
to become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease
Increase(verb)
to multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific
Increase(verb)
to become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases
Increase(verb)
to augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence
Increase(verb)
addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth
Increase(verb)
that which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest
Increase(verb)
progeny; issue; offspring
Increase(verb)
generation
Increase(verb)
the period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon
Freebase
Increase
In knitting, an increase is the creation of one or more new stitches, which may be done by various methods with distinctive looks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Increase
in-krēs′, v.i. to grow in size: to become greater: to advance.—v.t. to make greater: to advance: to extend: to aggravate.—adj. Increas′able.—ns. Increas′ableness; In′crease, growth: addition to the original stock: profit: produce: progeny.—adj. Increase′ful (Shak.), abundant of produce.—adv. Increas′ingly, in the way of increase. [M. E. incresen—en (L. in), and O. Fr. creisser, croistre—L. crescĕre, to grow.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1053
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1259
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Nouns Frequency: #371
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Verbs Frequency: #120
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of increase in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of increase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of increase in a Sentence
This number should only increase.
We are trying to increase security.
Volatility would naturally increase.
It does not plan to increase any share.
Houston Pilots Capt. Clint Winegar:
We expect that to continue to increase.
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