growth
US /ɡroʊθ/
Definition
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company expects steady growth in revenue over the next five years.
Word Family
Synonyms
- expansionthe act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- increasea quantity that is added
- developmentact of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Collocations
- Easy economic growthdescribing economic growth (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth)
- Medium revenue growthdescribing revenue growth (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
- Hard sustainable growth ratedescribing sustainable growth rate (capable of being sustained)
- Very Hard stunted growth under adverse fiscal policyto stunted growth under adverse fiscal policy, meaning to check the growth or development of
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