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growth
adjectives
rapid
• From the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s there was very rapid growth.
strong
• Many industries are expecting strong growth this year.
steady
• The business has a history of steady growth.
slow
• Economists are forecasting a period of slow growth.
explosive growth
(= very fast growth )
• India and China are the developing countries with the most potential for explosive growth.
zero growth
• The budget was based around a forecast of zero growth in gross domestic product.
economic growth
• American aid was meant to kick-start the country’s economic growth.
annual growth
• There was an annual growth of 4%.
growth + NOUN
a growth area/industry
• Nuclear energy will be the main growth area in the energy sector.
the growth rate
• The economic growth rate averaged only 1.4 percent.
verbs
achieve growth
• After the war, Europe achieved remarkable economic growth.
maintain/sustain growth
• Governments that want to survive have to maintain growth.
stimulate/encourage/promote growth
• Greater government spending may stimulate economic growth.
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noun increase in sth ADJ. considerable, dramatic, enormous, exponential, impressive, phenomenal, significant, spectacular, strong, tremendous the exponential growth in world population | explosive, fast, rapid the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s | modest, slow, steady The factory has achieved a steady growth in output. | low a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity | long-term | economic, industrial | population VERB + GROWTH achieve | maintain, sustain | encourage, promote, stimulate | control new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads GROWTH + NOUN rate The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia. | area, industry Communications technology has proved to be a growth area. PREP. ~ in There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars. PHRASES a rate of growthBUSINESS growing ADJ. healthy, normal A good diet is vital for healthy growth. | excessive the excessive growth of algae in rivers | intellectual, personal, spiritual VERB + GROWTH encourage Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth. | stunt Lack of food had stunted his growth. GROWTH + NOUN hormone abnormal lump in the body ADJ. cancerous, malignant | benign VERB + GROWTH have PREP. ~ on He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
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