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Definition of increase 2 noun from the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

 

increase2

 noun
noun   
BrE BrE//ˈɪŋkriːs//
 
; NAmE NAmE//ˈɪŋkriːs//
 
[countable, uncountable]
 
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  • a rise in the size, amount or degree of something A strike could eventually produce substantial wage increases. increase of something Imports and exports amounted to US$509.77 billion, an increase of 7.5%. The current rate of increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is unprecedented during at least the past 20 000 years. increase in something Since 1995, there has been a 60 per cent increase in the number of people employed in the mills. Note that you use increase in to talk about the thing that is increasing, and increase of with a number to talk about how much something increases. opposite decrease2
    • Idioms
    be on the increase
     
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    to be increasing The use of knives by street gangs is on the increase.
    All Collocationsadjective + increasegreat, substantial, large • huge, massive • significant • rapid • sharp, steep • marked • dramatic • exponential • slight, modest, small • steady • gradual • average • overall • relative • corresponding • further • recent • annual • naturalRoutine testing resulted in a modest increase in the number of newly diagnosed infections. If demand falls, no further increases in employment can be expected.noun + increaseprice • wage, pay • temperature • tax • output • percentageTo prevent further price increases, the government wants to reduce demand.verb + increaseexperience • see • cause • result in, produce • show • indicate • observe, find • report • reflect • representMost countries are experiencing an increase in the proportion of elderly people.increase in + nounnumber • amount • quantity • proportion, share, ratio • level • frequency • rate • prevalence • concentration • density • pressure • length • mass • temperature • risk • life expectancy • mortalityIn recent years, there has been an increase in the number of books published about anger. There has been an increase in the prevalence of childhood asthma in developed countries.demand • supply • efficiency • productivity • production • activity • cost • price • spending, expenditure • income • wagesSharp increases in the price of oil led some companies to reassess their global strategy.

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