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Meaning of increase
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
increase
n 1: 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" [syn: {addition},
{increase}, {gain}]
2: a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled
for next month" [ant: {decrease}, {drop-off}, {lessening}]
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or
more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth
of population" [syn: {increase}, {increment}, {growth}] [ant:
{decrease}, {decrement}]
4: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an
increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: {increase},
{increment}] [ant: {decrease}, {decrement}]
5: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in
salary" [syn: {increase}, {step-up}] [ant: {decrease},
{diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}]
v 1: become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work
increased" [ant: {decrease}, {diminish}, {fall}, {lessen}]
2: make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary";
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"
[ant: {decrease}, {lessen}, {minify}]
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