growth

growth: US /grəʊθ/ noun [C or U]

► ECONOMICS an increase in the ability of an economy or business to produce goods and services: »the growth of the Indian economy
»We have had three successive years of economic growth.
growth rate/rate of growth »The economy's growth rate is likely to slow.
revenue/job growth »The steel company reported revenue growth of 55% last year on strong demand for its products.
»annual/future/long-term growth
»rapid/strong/impressive growth
»slow/weak growth
»sustainable/unsustainable growth

► an increase in size, amount, degree, level, etc.: the growth of sth »The growth of farm spending has not been halted.
»I have been impressed by the rapid growth of the fair trade movement.
growth in sth »a 19% growth in internet use
»The growth in the money supply was faster than expected.

► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the increase in value of an investment over a long period: »Choose a trust that invests for growth rather than for income.
»The investor should stay in for long-term growth.
»a growth company

→ See also CAPITAL GROWTH(Cf. ↑capital growth), ECONOMIC GROWTH(Cf. ↑economic growth), EX-GROWTH(Cf. ↑ex-growth), EXTERNAL GROWTH(Cf. ↑external growth), HIGH-GROWTH(Cf. ↑high-growth), MARKET GROWTH(Cf. ↑market growth), MONETARY GROWTH(Cf. ↑monetary growth)

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Increase, expansion, development, growing, extension / Vegetation, sprouting, germination, shooting, bourgeoning, pullulation, putting out / Produce, product / Advancement, advance, progress, improvement

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growth — W2 [grəuθ US grouθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(business/economy)¦ 3¦(size/strength)¦ 4¦(importance)¦ 5¦(personal development)¦ 6¦(disease)¦ 7¦(growing thing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grow] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
growth — [ grouθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 a gain in number, etc. ▸ 2 economic increase ▸ 3 when living things grow ▸ 4 emotional development ▸ 5 something that grows ▸ 6 lump in/on living thing 1. ) singular or uncount an increase in the number, size, or importance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Growth — refers to an increase in some quantity over time. The quantity can be physical (e.g., growth in height, growth in an amount of money) or abstract (e.g., a system becoming more complex, an organism becoming more mature). It can also refer to the… … Wikipedia
Growth — (gr[=o]th), n. [Icel. gr[=o][eth]r, gr[=o][eth]i. See {Grow}.] 1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
growth — [n1] development, progress advance, advancement, aggrandizement, augmentation, beefing up*, boost, buildup, crop, cultivation, enlargement, evolution, evolvement, expansion, extension, fleshing out*, flowering, gain, germination, heightening,… … New thesaurus
growth — [grōth] n. 1. the process of growing or developing; specif., a) gradual development toward maturity b) formation and development 2. a) degree of increase in size, weight, power, etc. b) the full extent of such increase 3 … English World dictionary
growth — growth. См. рост. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
growth — I (evolution) noun advancement, development, evolvement, expansion, flowering, fruition, germination, improvement, maturation, movement toward adulthood, movement toward maturity, progress, ripening, sprouting, unfolding II (increase) noun… … Law dictionary
GROWTH — Relief Opportunity Without Tax Hike (Governmental » US Government) … Abbreviations dictionary
growth — 1550s, from GROW (Cf. grow) + TH (Cf. th), on model of health, stealth, etc. Cf. O.N. groði, from groa to grow. In this sense, O.E. used grownes … Etymology dictionary
growth — ► NOUN 1) the process of growing. 2) something that has grown or is growing. 3) a tumour or other abnormal formation … English terms dictionary

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