See Also: increase 1, verb(dictionary)
increase(2)(dictionary)
Increase(medicine)
Do Not Increase (DNI)(money)
increase(1)(dictionary)
Mather, Increase(encyclopedia)
increase 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)

increase 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: encreistre, from Latin increscere, from crescere 'to grow']
[I and T] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree
-opposite decrease decrease, reduce reduce
::The population increased dramatically in the first half of the century.
::political tensions that might increase the likelihood of war
::Visits to the site have increased threefold since May.
increase in value/price/importance etc
::Investments are certain to increase in value.
increase (sth) by sth
::Food prices increased by 10% in less than a year.
increase (sth) from/to sth
::The salary is ¡ê18,600 a year, increasing to ¡ê23,000.
-- increasing adj
::the increasing difficulty of finding trained staff
::European leaders watched events unfold with increasing alarm.
-- increased adj
::Quality improvements produced increased demand for our goods.
::an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia