Princeton's WordNet(4.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. increase(noun)

   a change resulting in an increase

   "the increase is scheduled for next month"

3. 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"

4. increase, increment(noun)

   the amount by which something increases

   "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

5. increase, step-up(verb)

   the act of increasing something

   "he gave me an increase in salary"

6. increase(verb)

   become bigger or greater in amount

   "The amount of work increased"

7. increase(verb)

   make bigger or more

   "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. increase(Noun)

   An amount by which a quantity is increased.

2. increase(Noun)

   For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

3. increase(Verb)

   to become larger.

4. increase(Verb)

   To make (a quantity) larger.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Increase(verb)

   to multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific

3. Increase(verb)

   to become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases

4. 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

5. Increase(verb)

   addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth

6. Increase(verb)

   that which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest

7. Increase(verb)

   progeny; issue; offspring

8. Increase(verb)

   generation

9. Increase(verb)

   the period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1053

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1259

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Nouns Frequency: #371

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increase' in Verbs Frequency: #120

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of increase in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of increase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Joseph Ianniello:

   This number should only increase.

2. Del Pino:

   We are trying to increase security.

3. Shen Zhengyang:

   Volatility would naturally increase.

4. Gennady Timchenko:

   It does not plan to increase any share.

5. Houston Pilots Capt. Clint Winegar:

   We expect that to continue to increase.

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