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Meaning of increase

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  increase
      n 1: 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" [syn: {addition},
           {increase}, {gain}]
      2: a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled
         for next month" [ant: {decrease}, {drop-off}, {lessening}]
      3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or
         more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth
         of population" [syn: {increase}, {increment}, {growth}] [ant:
         {decrease}, {decrement}]
      4: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an
         increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: {increase},
         {increment}] [ant: {decrease}, {decrement}]
      5: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in
         salary" [syn: {increase}, {step-up}] [ant: {decrease},
         {diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}]
      v 1: become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work
           increased" [ant: {decrease}, {diminish}, {fall}, {lessen}]
      2: make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary";
         "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
         [ant: {decrease}, {lessen}, {minify}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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