increase

1 عمومی:: توانگركردن‌، توسعه‌ دادن‌، زیاد كردن‌، ترفیع‌، افزایش دادن، افزودن‌

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1 general:: noun raise: The increase in price is large. verb raise: Increase the wages and make us happy.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: to increase increase to become larger in number, amount, or degree: • Sales increased by 25%. • The level of violence has increased. go up to increase. Go up is less formal than increase , and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: • The price of coffee has gone up. rise to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing: • The demand for oil has been rising steadily. • Living standards have risen dramatically. grow to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts: • Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year. • The number of people working from home has grown substantially. escalate to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence: • Fuel prices are escalating. • The fighting has escalated. double/triple to become twice as much or three times as much: • Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled. • The company’s profits tripled last quarter. expand to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities: • The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year. • We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services. soar to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings: • The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees centigrade. • His confidence soared. • The singer’s popularity has soared. shoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures: • Share prices shot up 30% over the last week. to make something increase increase to make something larger in number, amount, or degree: • Being overweight increases the risk of having a heart attack. • We need to increase the number of police officers on the streets. put something up to increase prices, taxes etc. Put up something is less formal than increase , and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: • The landlord has put the rent up again. • They’re always putting up gas prices. raise to increase something such as prices or taxes, or levels or standards: • The bank has raised interest rates for the third time this year. • The school aims to raise students’ levels of achievement. double/triple to increase the amount of something so that it is twice or three times as large: • The airline plans to double the number of passengers it carries by 2015. • High blood pressure triples the risk of strokes. boost to increase sales, profits, production etc, especially when they have been lower than you want them to be: • Growing affluence has boosted sales. • Oil exports boosted the economy. expand to increase something so that it contains a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business: • The company plans to expand its retail operations. • Supermarkets have expanded their ranges to include non-food items. extend to increase something such as your power or influence, or the number of things you are involved in: • We are hoping to extend the range of services that we offer. • The company plans to extend its dominance of the world car market. step up something to increase your efforts or activities, especially to change a situation: • Security has been stepped up following the bombing. • Local people have stepped up their campaign to prevent a prison being built in their neighbourhood. heighten to increase a feeling or effect: • The attack has heightened concerns about racism in schools. • Hunger can heighten the effect that alcohol has on you. maximize to increase something as much as possible: • Businesses try to maximize efficiency and cut costs. • To maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, you should make sure that you eat well., increase noun [ uncountable and countable ] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger: • There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year. • price increases growth noun [ singular, uncountable ] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something. Growth is also used when saying that a company or a country’s economy becomes more successful: • The astonishing growth of the Internet has had a dramatic effect on people’s lives. • Japan experienced a period of rapid economic growth. • Many people are concerned about the enormous growth in the world’s population. rise noun [ countable ] an increase in the amount of something, or in the standard or level of something: • The latest figures show a sharp rise (= a sudden big rise ) in unemployment in the region. • There was a 34 percent rise in the number of armed robberies. • The majority of families experienced a rise in living standards. surge noun [ countable usually singular ] a sudden increase in something such as profits, demand, or interest: • There has been a big surge in demand for organically grown food. • We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in Chinese medicine. gain noun [ uncountable and countable ] an increase in the amount or level of something - used especially in business or political contexts, or when talking about an increase in someone’s weight: • sales gains • The December job figures show a net gain of 81,000 jobs. • The party has experienced a gain in popularity. • The amount of weight gain during pregnancy varies. hike noun [ countable ] informal especially American English a large or sudden increase in prices or taxes - often used in newspaper reports: • Despite a 25% hike in fuel costs, the airline made a profit last year. • tax hikes • wage hikes a very big increase explosion noun [ countable ] a sudden very large increase in the amount or number of something: • There has been an explosion in the number of fast food restaurants. • The country experienced a population explosion. • The book caused an explosion of interest in Renaissance Italy. boom noun [ singular ] a sudden large increase in trade, profits or sales, with the result that a country, company, or industry becomes very successful. Boom is also used about a sudden increase in interest in something, with the result that it becomes very popular: • the German economic boom of the 1960s • the Internet boom • There has been a boom in sales of diet books and videos.

Longman-Thesaurus

3 general:: increase adjectives big/large • The company has announced a big increase in its profits for last year. slight/small • Doctors have reported a slight increase in the number of deaths caused by the disease. • The temperature increase was quite small. great (= big ) • There has been a great increase in air traffic in the last twenty years. huge/massive (= very big ) • There was a huge increase in emigration after the war. substantial/considerable formal (= quite big ) • He negotiated a substantial increase in pay for the workers. significant/marked (= definite and noticeable ) • Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in tourism to developing countries. dramatic/sharp (= large and sudden ) • What has led to this dramatic increase in prices? rapid (= happening quickly ) • Recently there has been a rapid increase in fish farming. modest (= small ) • The figures reveal a modest increase in the birth rate. gradual (= happening slowly ) • Her temperature chart showed a gradual increase over the preceding six hours. steady (= happening slowly but continuously ) • The university has benefited from a steady increase in student numbers. a threefold/fourfold/fivefold etc increase (= an increase by three, four etc times ) • The figures show a threefold increase in incidents of car theft. a 10%/50% etc increase • A 5% increase in petrol prices is predicted. an annual increase • The company reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profits. verbs lead to an increase • They argue that the abolition of the death penalty has led to an increase in the number of murders. cause/bring about an increase • The heatwave brought about a massive increase in water consumption. NOUN + increase a price increase • We expect a price increase of 1.4% this year. a fare increase • The airline instituted a 10% fare increase. a wage/pay/salary increase • Canadian workers received a 5.4% wage increase. a tax increase • The government had no choice but to impose a tax increase. phrases be on the increase (= be increasing ) • Knife attacks are on the increase. the rate of increase • The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.

transnet.ir

4 general::   noun ADJ. big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked, massive, significant, substantial, vast | moderate, modest, small | apparent | rapid, sharp | gradual, steady | fivefold, tenfold, etc. | 10%, etc. | net, overall | across-the-board The pay rise represented an across-the-board increase of between 9% for the highest paid and 32% for the lowest paid worker. | annual, monthly, etc. | dividend, fare, pay, price, rent, salary, tax, temperature, wage VERB + INCREASE experience, see, show Many parts of the country have experienced an increase in unemployment. This year saw an increase in the number of job applicants. Profits show a steady increase. | enjoy The country is enjoying the biggest increase in business confidence for years. | achieve We achieved a small increase in profits of £3,257. | bring (about), cause, lead to, result in Intensive farming has brought about an increase in outbreaks of food poisoning. The war resulted in a massive increase in government spending. | reflect, represent | entail, involve, mean The measures to improve the health service will involve an increase in government spending. | announce, report The company reported a 9.5% increase in third quarter losses. INCREASE + VERB occur PREP. on the ~ Burglaries in the area are on the increase. | ~ in There has been an increase in demand for two-bedroom flats. | ~ on/over The figures show a sharp increase on last year's turnover. | ~ to a dividend increase to 11.4 pence PHRASES a rate of increase,   verb ADV. considerably, dramatically, enormously, greatly, significantly, substantially | slightly | gradually | rapidly, sharply, steeply | steadily | twofold, threefold, etc. Sales increased almost fourfold in this period. VERB + INCREASE be expected to, be likely to Demand is expected to increase over the next decade. PREP. by The budget has increased by more than a third in the last year. | from, in to increase in amount/number/price/size | to Last month the reward was increased from £20,000 to £40,000. | with Disability increases with age.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: Phrase(s): increase something (from something) (to something) to enlarge something from something to something bigger; to enlarge something from one size to a larger size. • We plan to increase sales from four million to six million dollars. • I increased my bid to two thousand from one thousand.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs