• the act of increasing something; "he gave me an Increase in salary"
• the amount by which something Increases; "they proposed an Increase of 15 percent in the fare"
• 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 growth of population"
• 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"
• make bigger or more; "The boss finally Increased her salary"; "The university Increased the number of students it admitted"
• become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work Increased"

'Increase' in other languages