increase

Meanings

• a quantity that is added
• 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 amount by which something increases
  • "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
• the act of increasing something
  • "he gave me an increase in salary"
• become bigger or greater in amount
  • "The amount of work increased"
• make bigger or more
  • "The boss finally increased her salary"
  • "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

Synonyms

addition, gain, growth, increment, step-up