Definitions for increase
ɪnˈkris; ˈɪn krisin·crease

Princeton's WordNet(2.85 / 13 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(5.00 / 1 vote)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(5.00 / 2 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(4.00 / 1 vote)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

How to pronounce increase?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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

Examples of increase in a Sentence

1. Ed Markey:

   It worked, we have seen a dramatic increase in wind and solar, battery technologies, fuel economy standards. We still have a long ways to go but we now have seven times as many jobs in wind and solar as in coal, which no one would have considered just a brief time ago.

2. Joe Zhou:

   During the fourth quarter, we saw an increase in trading volume as more people entered the property market after the government loosened policies, we expect this trend to continue.

3. Robert Redfield:

   CDC has begun to prepare for months ahead, when the next season's influenza illness will occur simultaneously, potentially, with Covid-19, increasing the challenges on hospitals, health care professionals and the public, this fall, before the seasonal circulation of influenza increase, I encourage the American people to be prepared and to embrace flu vaccination with confidence for yourself, your families in the communities.

4. Andrew Pyle:

   Given the size of the jobs increase and the decline in the unemployment rate, it definitely cements the view that the Fed is going to embark on its tightening course, a cause for a market pullback would be economic numbers that are so strong that it might actually advance the timetable for the Fed, and that's where we are right now.

5. Conrad Schneider:

   Its a rule to increase emissions because its a rule to extend the life of coal plants, you invest in updating an old coal plant, it makes it more economic.

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