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Definition of increase

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkriːs/

become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: [no object]:car use is increasing at an alarming rate [with object]:we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues (as adjective increasing)the increasing numbers of students

a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something:an increase of 28.3 per cent [mass noun]:some increase in inflation is expected

Phrases

on the increase: becoming greater, more common, or more frequent: fraud is on the increase

Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- 'into' + crescere 'grow'

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