increased; increasing
1
: to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
2
: to multiply by the production of young
increaser
noun
1
: the act or process of increasing: such as
a
: addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity
b
obsolete
: propagation
2
: something that is added to an original stock or amount by augmentation or growth (such as offspring, produce, profit)
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Examples of increase in a Sentence
Verb
The house increased in value.
She increased her wealth substantially.
Noun
an increase in life expectancy
The employees expect some increase in wages.
The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays.
The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent.
an increase of three dollars
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This agreement is taking placing just as Anaheim is set to increase minimum wages to nearly $20.50 an hour in the new year.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
All too often, the dance between providers and insurers results in further price increases that are passed along to policyholders in higher premiums.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Verb
By all measures, the company exceeded all expectations thanks to customer participation and decided to significantly increase the initial pledge to $11 million.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This agreement is taking placing just as Anaheim is set to increase minimum wages to nearly $20.50 an hour in the new year.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
The average premium increase is estimated around 7%, according to a report from insurance research site ValuePenguin.com.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
All too often, the dance between providers and insurers results in further price increases that are passed along to policyholders in higher premiums.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Increase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/increase. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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