Increase
11increase */*/*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkriːs] / US [ɪnˈkrɪs] verb Word forms increase : present tense I/you/we/they increase he/she/it increases present participle increasing past tense increased past participle increased Other ways of saying increase: be/go up to increase:… …
12increase — ▪ I. increase in‧crease 2 [ˈɪŋkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a rise in amount, number, or degree: increase in • There was an increase in delays of deliveries of supplies. increase be on the increase • Demand for low cost housing is on… …
13increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …
14increase — in|crease1 W1S2 [ınˈkri:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: encreistre, from Latin increscere, from crescere to grow ] [I and T] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree ≠ ↑decrease,… …
15increase*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈkriːs] verb [I/T] I to become larger in number or amount, or to make something do this We have managed to increase the number of patients treated.[/ex] The population has increased by 15 per cent.[/ex] The club has been increasing in… …
16increase — I n. 1) a considerable, large, sharp, sizable, substantial; moderate; slight; steady increase 2) a rate increase 3) an increase in (an increase in coal consumption) 4) on the increase II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to increase by (production increased… …
17increase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of making larger Nouns 1. increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilation, expansion; advance, appreciation; gain, profit, increment, accretion; accession, addition; development, growth;… …
18increase — in|crease1 [ ın kris ] verb *** intransitive to become larger in amount or number: Our costs increased dramatically over the last decade. increase by: The population has increased by 15 percent. increase in: The club has been increasing in… …
19Increase — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Increase >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 increase increase augmentation enlargement extension Sgm: N 1 dilatation dilatation &c.(expansion) 194 Sgm: N 1 increment increment accretion Sgm: N 1 accession …
20increase — noun / ɪnkri:s/ 1. an act of becoming larger ● There have been several increases in tax or tax increases in the last few years. ● There is an automatic 5% increase in price or price increase on January 1st. ● Profits showed a 10% increase or an… …
