Noun | 1. | increase - 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" |
2. | increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" | |
3. | increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" | |
4. | increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" Synonyms: increment | |
5. | increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" Synonyms: step-up Antonyms: | |
Verb | 1. | increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" |
2. | increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |