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English to English noun
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a quantity that is added |  | Example: there was an addition to property taxes this year they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
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a change resulting in an increase |  | Example: the increase is scheduled for next month
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a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important |  | Example: the increase in unemployment the growth of population
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the amount by which something increases |  | Example: they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
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the act of increasing something |  | Example: he gave me an increase in salary
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Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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become bigger or greater in amount |  | Example: The amount of work increased
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make bigger or more |  | Example: The boss finally increased her salary The university increased the number of students it admitted
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To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease. |  | source: webster1913
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To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence. |  | source: webster1913
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