1 [mass noun] the process of increasing in size:the upward growth of plantsthe growth of the city affects the local climate
the process of developing physically, mentally, or spiritually:keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth
the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance:the rates of population growth are lowest in the north
increase in economic activity or value:the government aims to get growth back into the economy
2something that has grown or is growing:a day’s growth of unshaven stubble on his chin
Medicine & Biology a tumour or other abnormal formation:the method enables doctors to distinguish between malignant and benign growths
3a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it:all growths within the legally delimited Champagne zone are classified
