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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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Going forward the group plans to focus on three goals: "Increase sales growth, significantly reduce prices, and boost visitation across customer meeting points."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"Increase slowly - if we suddenly make a dramatic change, our gut goes 'hang on a minute', and we can end up with bloating and constipation."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Appeared in the October 28, 2025, print edition as 'New York’s Annual Stealth Tax Increase'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The practice has become so common that the industry gave it a name: Existing Customer Rate Increase, or ECRI.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2025

In the olden days of schoolmaster Increase Whittlesey, the girls sat on one side, the boys on the other.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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