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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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Disagreement over the border dates back more than a century, but tension increased early this year after a group of Cambodian women sang patriotic songs in a disputed temple.

From BBC

Growth has been driven by an increasing number of Chinese companies seeking dual listings in Hong Kong, which accounted for half of the total IPO funds raised, according to a recent report by KPMG.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Defense Ministry’s March document says Ukraine would increase its use of unmanned ground vehicles, such as drones to evacuate casualties, to 80% of its “maneuver brigades,” or mechanized infantry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The computing power of chips has increased dramatically over the decades as makers cram them with more microscopic electronic components.

From Barron's

Some Bulgarians worry the introduction of the euro could lead to price increases.

From Barron's