-
1 [mass noun] the process of increasing in size: the upward growth of plants the 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