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increase v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
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increase v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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increase n. [
addition, gain] 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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increase n. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
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increase n. [
increment, growth] a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
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