increase

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a quantity that is added
  2. noun a change resulting in an increase
  3. noun a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Etymology

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.

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Synonyms

addition, gain

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