increase
US /ˌɪnˈkris/
verb, noun Foundation · A2 Tài chính & ngân sách Giới từ & trạng từ (Part 5, 6)
Definition
become bigger or greater in amount
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company expects a sharp increase in sales during the holiday season.
Synonyms
- boostthe act of giving hope or support to someone
- risea growth in strength or number or importance
- expandextend in one or more directions
Collocations
- Easy increase salesto make or become greater regarding sales
- Medium sharp increase in operating costsdescribing sharp increase in operating costs (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
- Hard exponential increase in transactionsdescribing exponential increase in transactions (a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent)
- Very Hard increase tenfold against formidable oddsto make or become greater regarding tenfold against formidable odds
- Medium significantly increasedescribing significantly increase (in a statistically significant way)
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