increase

Noun

• 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 process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
  • the increase in unemployment
    
  • the growth of population
    

• a change resulting in an increase
  • the increase is scheduled for next month
    

• 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
    

Verb

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  step-up , increment , growth , addition , gain
• Antonyms: 
  decrease , diminution , reduction , step-down , decrement , lessening , drop-off , lessen , minify , diminish , fall