Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Similar words: change of magnitude
Definition: the act of changing the amount or size of something
Definition: the amount by which something increases
Usage: they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Similar words: amount
Definition: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
Usage: an adequate amount of food for four people
Synonyms: increase
Definition: a change resulting in an increase
Usage: the increase is scheduled for next month
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Synonyms: increase, increment, growth
Definition: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
Usage: the increase in unemployment; the growth of population
Similar words: physical process, process
Definition: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
Usage: events now in process; the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls
Synonyms: addition, increase, gain
Definition: a quantity that is added
Usage: there was an addition to property taxes this year; they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
Similar words: indefinite quantity
Definition: an estimated quantity
Synonyms: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: increase
Definition: become bigger or greater in amount
Usage: The amount of work increased
Similar words: change magnitude
Definition: change in size or magnitude