increase

in|crease¹ W1S2 [ınˈkri:s] v

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: encreistre, from Latin increscere, from crescere 'to grow']

[I and T]

if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree

≠ ↑decrease, reduce ↑reduce

▪ The population increased dramatically in the first half of the century.

▪ political tensions that might increase the likelihood of war

▪ Visits to the site have increased threefold since May.

increase in value/price/importance etc

▪ Investments are certain to increase in value.

increase (sth) by sth

▪ Food prices increased by 10% in less than a year.

increase (sth) from/to sth

▪ The salary is £18,600 a year, increasing to £23,000.

>increasing adj

▪ the increasing difficulty of finding trained staff

▪ European leaders watched events unfold with increasing alarm.

>increased adj

▪ Quality improvements produced increased demand for our goods.

▪ an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia

increase ²

in|crease² W1S3 [ˈınkri:s] n [U and C]

a rise in amount, number, or degree

≠ ↑decrease increase in

▪ an increase in the crime rate

▪ Recent tax increases have affected the poor more than the rich.

▪ the dramatic increase in the population aged over 65

▪ There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms.

▪ Cases of tuberculosis are on the increase .

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

tax increase

wage/pay/salary increase

price increase

fare increase

substantial/large increase

huge/massive increase (=a very large increase)

dramatic/sharp increase (=a sudden large increase)

significant/marked increase (=a definite and noticeable increase)

slight/small/modest increase

gradual increase

threefold/fourfold/fivefold etc increase (=an increase by three, four etc times)

be on the increase (=be increasing)

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