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INCREMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The amount by which something increases

Example:

they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare

Synonyms:

increase; increment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("increment" is a kind of...):

amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "increment"):

amplification; gain (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)

fare increase (increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance)

price increase (increase in price)

hike; raise; rise; salary increase; wage hike; wage increase (the amount a salary is increased)

boost; cost increase; hike; rise (an increase in cost)

supplement; supplementation (a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency))

tax-increase; tax boost; tax hike (the amount by which taxes are increased)

up-tick (a small increase)

Derivation:

incremental (increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Example:

the growth of population

Synonyms:

growth; increase; increment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("increment" is a kind of...):

physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "increment"):

broadening; widening (an increase in width)

relaxation ((physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers)

pullulation (a rapid and abundant increase)

proliferation (a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons))

population growth (increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state)

multiplication (a multiplicative increase)

accretion ((astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases)

accretion ((biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles)

accretion ((geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment)

accretion; accumulation (an increase by natural growth or addition)

accession (a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group))

Antonym:

decrement (a process of becoming smaller or shorter)

Derivation:

incremental (increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb increment

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