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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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Last year, the company’s revenue was more than $20 million, and it is on track to increase around 50% this year, according to a person familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Directors of network non-prime time strip dramatic programs will see their minimum salaries increase 2.5% for each year under the agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

She has been studying the condition for 20 years and has seen it increase in line with C-sections.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

But this year’s parade of plus-size initial public offerings could increase stock market supply.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Adult-led learning situations may be able to tap into or approximate the multi-modality that may increase arts and learning connections for children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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