Increase means (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like decrease or change and the Dutch translation toenemen.

Common word

Increase in a sentence

Increase | Increased | Increases

Increase meaning

  1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
  2. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

Synonyms of Increase

decrease change increment step-up amount decrement physical process process growth modification alteration indefinite quantity gain addition change of magnitude

Increase in Dutch

toenemen vermeerderen verhogen groeien

Example sentences (20)

The backlog was impacted by a 22.9% organic increase, with the remaining 6.6% net increase due to portfolio moves.

This increase is pushing transporters out of business because here, you cannot increase transport fares as you wish.

As a result, digital sales grew by 15%, driven by an 11% increase in Pickup and a 30% increase in Delivery Solutions.

So long as that is the case, a general increase in a nation’s debt obligations is an increase in national wealth.

Nova 100 now sits at fourth after a 1.2 percentage point increase to 8.5% – the largest increase in the market.

On the lower end, Chaudière-Appalaches saw an increase of 16 per cent and Laval saw an increase of 6 per cent.

For instance, YouTube implemented an $8 increase, FuboTV went up by and Hulu Plus Live TV will increase by $7 in October.

That is, one with no global increase in the use of energy, materials and land, and no increase in population.

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The students are asking for a 14% increase in higher education, significantly higher than Kotek’s proposed 1.4% increase.

Chilliwack, BC has a 16% increase in violent crime, a 10% increase in priority calls such as a risk of violence to a person.

If the demand for imports starts to increase and the increase is persistent, then the demand for foreign exchange will grow.

Ivey is proposing a 6.5 percent increase in the Education Trust Fund budget and an 8.4 percent increase in the General Fund.

The year-over-year increase was attributable to 17% higher weighted average log prices and a 3% increase in harvest volumes.

However, Wix maintains that it's determined to increase its free cash flow profile and therefore increase its intrinsic value.

A 200 bp increase in the average cost of debt (which would imply a 6.18% interest rate) would increase the annual cost by C$11M.

However, this increase in juvenile abundance did not lead to an increase in adult returns as expected.

China Signals Surge In Oil Demand With 20% Increase In Refiner Oil Import Quotas China issued a substantial increase in its crude.

This represents an 11% increase in distracted-affected fatal vehicle crashes and a 12% increase in number killed compared to 2020.

The strong increase in revenues year-over-year was tempered by an increase in loan loss provisions.

Increase demonstrations, increase your call on the USA and France to hands-off your country and stop the theft of African resources.

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Common combinations with increase

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • increase in 173×
  • an increase 54×
  • to increase 38×
  • the increase 27×
  • increase the 26×
  • percent increase 24×
  • and increase 23×
  • increase of 22×
  • will increase 14×
  • increase to 12×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "increase" in a sentence?
An example: "The backlog was impacted by a 22.9% organic increase, with the remaining 6.6% net increase due to portfolio moves." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "increase" from real English texts.
What does "increase" mean?
Increase means: (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
What are synonyms of "increase"?
Common synonyms of "increase" include: decrease, change, increment, step-up, amount, decrement, physical process, process. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "increase" in Dutch?
"increase" translates to Dutch as: toenemen, vermeerderen, verhogen, groeien.
How many example sentences with "increase" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "increase", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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