Definitions for increasing
in·creas·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. increasing(adj)

   becoming greater or larger

   "increasing prices"

2. increasing(adj)

   music

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1. Increasing

   of Increase

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1852

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3311

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Adjectives Frequency: #247

How to pronounce increasing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of increasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of increasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of increasing in a Sentence

1. Todd Harris:

   While we can't say explicitly the cause of the downward trend, what we do know is that there is a trend of increasing regulatory scrutiny, which may cause manufacturers to adhere to stricter quality guidelines.

2. Tess Thompson Talley:

   The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. The numbers of this sub-species is actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting. The breed is not rare in any way other than it was very old. Giraffes get darker with age.

3. The Saudi source:

   Saudi Arabia is keen to see an improvement in the oil market and accelerate the balancing process, and expects other producers to do the same, while supply is not increasing except from exempt countries such as Libya and Nigeria, demand is picking up and we are starting to see inventory draws in total petroleum stocks in recent weeks.

4. Sheree Boulet:

   We don’t know why ICSI use is increasing in patients without male factor infertility. It’s possible that ICSI use was indicated for reasons that we could not capture in our study, such as having poor quality eggs, patient request or physician preference are other possible explanations for the increasing use of ICSI.

5. Med Jones:

   There globalization of trade, knowledge, innovation, industrialization and entrepreneurial culture is increasing at a rapid rate and the net result is more distribution of wealth and power. A new world order is imminent. The countries that succeed will be those with better socioeconomic policies, more cash, natural resources and creativity. The US can embrace this change and compete or we can resist it and lose.

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