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   increase

   verb

   • 1. become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: "car use is increasing at an alarming rate" Similar growget biggerget largerbecome greaterenlargeexpandswellriseclimbescalatesoarsurgerocketshoot upspiralimproveintensifystrengthenheightenlengthenextendstretchspreadwidenmultiplysnowballmushroomproliferateballoonbuild upmount uppile upaccrueaccumulateliterary:waxadd tomake largermake biggermake greateraugmentsupplementbuild upenlargeexpandextendraisemultiplyelevateswellinflatemagnifyintensifystrengthenamplifyheightenescalateimprovemake betterboostameliorateenhanceenrichupgradeworsenmake worseexacerbateaggravateinflamecompoundreinforcetop upinformal:upjack uphike uphikebump upcrank upstep upOpposite decreasereduce

   noun

   • 1. a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something: "an increase of 28.3 per cent"

   Word Origin Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. increasable adjective

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2. www.investopedia.com › terms › iInflation: What It Is, How It Can Be Controlled, and Extreme...

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

3. www.investopedia.com › ask › answersWhat Causes Inflation and Price Increases? - Investopedia

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Inflation is a measure of the rate of rising prices of goods and services in an economy. Inflation can occur when prices rise due to increases in production costs, such as...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Economic_growthEconomic growth - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Economic growth can be defined as the increase or improvement in the inflation-adjusted market value of the goods and services produced by an economy in a financial year. [1]

5. www.investopedia.com › terms › eEconomies of Scale: What Are They and How Are They Used?

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Economies of scale are cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient. Companies can achieve economies of scale by increasing production and lowering costs.

6. www.britannica.com › science › global-warmingGlobal warming | Definition, Causes, Effects, Solutions, & Facts

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   6 days ago · Modern global warming is the result of an increase in magnitude of the so-called greenhouse effect, a warming of Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere caused by the presence of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and other greenhouse gases.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › price increasePrice increase - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jul 6, 2024 · noun. increase in price. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Price increase." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/price increase. Accessed 06 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. price increase price increases. the "price increase" family.

8. www.britannica.com › Natural-increase-and-population-growthPopulation - Natural Increase, Growth, Demography | Britannica

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Put simply, natural increase is the difference between the numbers of births and deaths in a population; the rate of natural increase is the difference between the birthrate and the death rate.