ALL meanings of increase
in·crease
I i - verb with object increase to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes. 1
- verb without object increase to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. 1
- verb without object increase to multiply by propagation. 1
- verb without object increase to wax, as the moon. 1
- noun increase growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.: the increase of crime. 1
- noun increase the act or process of increasing. 1
- noun increase that by which something is increased. 1
- noun increase the result of increasing. 1
- noun increase produce of the earth. 1
- noun increase product; profit; interest. 1
- noun increase Obsolete. multiplication by propagation; production of offspring. offspring; progeny. 1
- noun increase An instance of growing or making greater. 1
- intransitive verb increase go up 1
- noun increase rise 1
- noun increase price: rise 1
- noun increase quantified 1
- noun increase profit 1
- intransitive verb increase become more numerous 1
- transitive verb increase make more numerous 1
- verb increase If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. 0
- countable noun increase If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater. 0
- verb increase to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand 0
- noun increase the act of increasing; augmentation 0
- noun increase the amount by which something increases 0
- intransitive verb increase to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; grow 0
- intransitive verb increase to become greater in numbers by producing offspring; multiply; propagate 0
- verb transitive increase to cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment 0
- noun increase an increasing or becoming increased 0
- noun increase growth, enlargement, etc. 0
- noun increase multiplication, as of offspring 0
- noun increase the result or amount of an increasing 0