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the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle''s gain in weight over a period of weeks" |
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