“Increase” means to become or make something larger in amount, size, number, value, or level.

Basic meaning

  • As a verb : “to become greater” or “to make greater.”
    • Prices increase when they go up.
* Example: “The population is increasing every year.”
  • As a noun : “an amount by which something has grown or gone up.”
    • Example: “There was an increase in salary this year.”

In simple terms, if something increases , it goes up , not down.

A few quick examples

  • “Sales increased this month” → sales went up.
  • “A 5% increase in rent” → rent is 5% higher than before.
  • “An increase in temperature” → it became warmer.

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