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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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He likened it to how sales of the Big Issue increase when Prince William helps to sell the magazine for the homeless.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

India’s September inflation figures will offer an early look at price pressures following the Reserve Bank of India’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

There are also ways to increase tax revenue for Social Security outside the scope of salaries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

He said the increase in mental distress is real – one in four 16 to 24-year-olds are now thought to experience it, up from one in six 30 years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He succeeded in all these undertakings, and he is worthy of even more praise, since he did everything in order to increase the power of the Church, and not for any private individual.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Federal Reserve policymakers watch inflation expectations closely, out of concern that if consumers expect fast-price increases, they will increase their current-day spending and make those expectations self fulfilling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The industry has struggled in recent years, after menu-price increases earlier in the decade — in part a response to supply and job-market disruptions due to the pandemic — scared customers away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In autumn it increases the chance of wet and stormy weather in the UK - something that is reflected in the forecasts for this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It concedes that higher oil consumption “increases all domestic consumers’ exposure to the risks of potential rapid increases in oil prices.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As the balloon expands, the distance between any two spots increases, but there is no spot that can be said to be the center of the expansion.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

In her mid-20s, Courtney-Grace was diagnosed with a genetic mutation, which can be inherited and is associated with an increased risk of tumours.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The episode heightened concerns about the AI industry's increased use of AI agents, systems programmed to take multi-step actions without human supervision.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

When the early 2023 launch of Anthropic’s Claude models to compete with ChatGPT increased the need for computing power, Brown orchestrated deals with Google and Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The payroll-tax rate has been increased before: When the first payroll taxes were collected for Social Security in 1937, the rate was 2%, evenly split between employee and employer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I’d been measuring the mountain for weeks. We thought increased swelling and seismicity would herald a big event,” said Swanson.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

He said Malaysia has been taking measures to combat the haze, including increasing attempts to trigger rain via cloud seeding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Producer-price data for September will be released a day later on Thursday and will give a steer on how much pipeline inflationary pressures are increasing given recent sharp rises in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The most vulnerable group to increasing interest rates are those who must deal with higher borrowing costs without much ability to increase their earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In late winter, the waves of energy released by El Niño can move upwards through the atmosphere making it more likely that the polar vortex becomes disrupted, increasing the chance of ice and snow.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria’s alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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