Increase vs. Increment
Difference Between Increase and Increment
Increaseverb
(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.Incrementnoun
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
Increaseverb
(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
Incrementnoun
(heraldry) The waxing of the moon.
Increaseverb
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
Incrementnoun
The amount of increase.
Increaseverb
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
The Moon increases.Incrementnoun
(rhetoric) An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, {{...}} think on these things."
Increasenoun
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Incrementnoun
(chess) The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
Increasenoun
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Incrementnoun
(grammar) A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.
Increasenoun
(knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
Incrementverb
To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
Increasenoun
a quantity that is added;
there was an addition to property taxes this yearthey recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeksIncrementnoun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important;
the increase in unemploymentthe growth of populationIncreasenoun
a change resulting in an increase;
the increase is scheduled for next monthIncrementnoun
the amount by which something increases;
they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fareIncreasenoun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important;
the increase in unemploymentthe growth of populationIncreasenoun
the amount by which something increases;
they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fareIncreasenoun
the act of increasing something;
he gave me an increase in salaryIncreaseverb
become bigger or greater in amount;
The amount of work increasedIncreaseverb
make bigger or more;
The boss finally increased her salaryThe university increased the number of students it admitted
