noun
the act of increasing something
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he gave me an increase in salary
• Syn: ↑increase
• Hypernyms: ↑change of magnitude
• Hyponyms:
↑addition, ↑advance, ↑rise, ↑appreciation, ↑surge, ↑upsurge, ↑augmentation, ↑amplification, ↑expansion, ↑enlargement, ↑escalation, ↑maximization, ↑maximisation, ↑maximation, ↑exaggeration, ↑expanding upon, ↑accumulation, ↑accrual, ↑accruement, ↑inclusion, ↑aggrandizement, ↑aggrandisement, ↑elevation, ↑strengthening, ↑intensification, ↑split, ↑stock split, ↑split up
Useful english dictionary. 2012.