increasingly

increasingly: Ⅰ.

increase UK US /ɪnˈkriːs/ verb [I or T]

► to become larger in amount or size, or to make something do this: increase by sth »Sales have increased by 10%.
increase to sth »Our gross margin increased to 24%.
increase in price/size/value »Over the past two years the department has increased in size.
the number/rate/level increases »Staffing numbers increase during the summer months.
increase gradually/slowly/steadily » Bookings are increasing steadily.
»Interest rates have increased slightly.
increase dramatically/rapidly/significantly »The volume of work has increased dramatically.
increase efficiency/production/productivity »The new measures are intended to increase efficiency.
»to increase costs/prices/sales
»This process greatly increases manufacturing speeds.

increasing adjective

► »An increasing number of customers shop online.

increasingly adverb

► »Borrowers are becoming increasingly aware of their options, and tend to shop around.

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increase UK US /ˈɪnkriːs/ noun [C or U]

► a situation in which the number, size, or amount of something gets bigger: a pay/price/tax increase »Customers stocked up, anticipating a January price increase.
an increase in sth »Businesses are facing a 12% increase in energy costs.
an increase of sth »Revenue last year was $347 million, an increase of 26%.
»a dramatic/significant/substantial increase
»a small/slight/steady increase

→ See also RISE(Cf. ↑rise) noun

● on the increase — Cf. on the increase

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Increasingly — In*creas ing*ly, adv. More and more. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
increasingly — [in krēs′iŋ lē] adv. more and more; to an ever increasing degree * * * See increasable. * * * … Universalium
increasingly — (adv.) late 14c., from increasing (see INCREASE (Cf. increase)) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
increasingly — [adv] to a greater extent more, more and more, progressively, with acceleration; concept 772 Ant. decreasingly, less … New thesaurus
increasingly — [in krēs′iŋ lē] adv. more and more; to an ever increasing degree … English World dictionary
Increasingly — Infobox Album Name = Increasingly Type = EP Longtype = Artist = 12012 Cover size = 120 × 121 pixels Caption = Released = April 28, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 17:40 Language = Japanese Label = Under Code Productions Producer =… … Wikipedia
increasingly — [[t]ɪnkri͟ːsɪŋli[/t]] ♦♦ ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl You can use increasingly to indicate that a situation or quality is becoming greater in intensity or more common. He was finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions... There… … English dictionary
increasingly */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈkriːsɪŋlɪ] / US [ɪnˈkrɪsɪŋlɪ] adverb more and more over a period of time Her job has become increasingly difficult. Increasingly, people are retiring younger. • Collocations: Adjectives frequently used with increasingly ▪ common,… … English dictionary
increasingly — adv. Increasingly is used with these adjectives: ↑absorbed, ↑abstract, ↑active, ↑aggressive, ↑agitated, ↑alarmed, ↑angry, ↑annoyed, ↑anxious, ↑apparent, ↑authoritarian, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
increasingly — in|creas|ing|ly W2 [ınˈkri:sıŋli] adv more and more all the time ▪ Marketing techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated. ▪ Increasingly, young people distrust all forms of government … Dictionary of contemporary English

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