increase

/ɪnˈkɹiːs/

verb 4noun 4name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

across-the-board

The new tax affected everyone, resulting in an across-the-board increase in prices at local shops.

annual, monthly, etc. | dividend, fare, pay, price, rent, salary, tax, temperature, wage

VERB + INCREASE

experience, see, show

The company's sales have experienced a significant increase over the past six months.

enjoy

The company has enjoyed a significant increase in sales over the last year.

achieve

The company achieved a significant increase in sales after launching their new marketing campaign.

bring (about), cause, lead to, result in

The new safety regulations led to an increase in production costs for the factory.

reflect, represent

entail, involve, mean

Buying a house will involve an increase in your monthly expenses.

announce, report

The government announced a significant increase in public transportation fares next month.

INCREASE + VERB

occur

PREP

on the ~

Noise complaints from neighbors have been on the increase since the new restaurant opened.

~ in

We've noticed a sharp increase in online shopping since the pandemic started.

~ on/over

Sales for the store rose significantly over the previous quarter.

~ to

The company raised salaries, with starting wages increasing to $35,000 per year.

PHRASES

a rate of increase

(verb.)

ADV

considerably, dramatically, enormously, greatly, significantly, substantially | slightly | gradually | rapidly, sharply, steeply | steadily

twofold, threefold, etc.

The number of students in our program has increased threefold over the last five years.

VERB + INCREASE

be expected to, be likely to

House prices are likely to increase significantly in this neighborhood over the coming years.

PREP

Sales at the store have increased by 25 percent since they opened the new location.

from, in

The cost of renting an apartment has increased in the city over the past five years.

The company decided to increase the price of their coffee by fifty cents next month.

with

Traffic congestion in the city grew worse with each passing year.

Definitions

verb

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.

The waters increased and bare up the ark.

To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

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

Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn.

To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

The Moon increases.

noun

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

She says an increase in melting from climate change may put that at risk.

For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger.

Offspring, progeny.

That infortunate imperfit Embrion of my idle houres the Ile of Dogs before mentioned, breeding vnto me ſuch bitter throwes in the teaming as it did, and the tempeſtes that aroſe at his birth, ſo aſtoniſhing outragious and violent as if my braine had bene conceiued of another Hercules, I was ſo terrifyed with my owne encreaſe (like a woman long trauailing to bee deliuered of a monſter) that it was no ſooner borne but I was glad to run from it.

The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

name

A male given name.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of increasing something

step-up

noun — the amount by which something increases

increment

noun — a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or m

noun — a quantity that is added

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.

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The waters increased and bare up the ark.

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The heavens forbid / But that our loves and comforts should increase, / Even as our days do grow!

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Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.

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She says an increase in melting from climate change may put that at risk.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, increase is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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