the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" पर्याय: step-up,
the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" पर्याय: increment,
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" पर्याय: increment, growth,
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" पर्याय: addition, gain,
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"