increase

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1. increase - Noun

2. increase - Verb

3. Increase - Proper noun

Meaning

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.

To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.

Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.

That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.

Progeny; issue; offspring.

Generation.

The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.

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Poverty consists not in the decrease in one's possessions, but in the increase in one's greed. Plato

The more laws and orders are multiplied, the more theft and violence increase. Laozi

Keep company with good men, and you'll increase their number. Italian Proverb

A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase. French Proverb

When women increase in wealth, they are silent. But when they fall into trouble, the whole world gets to know. Ghana Proverb

there was an addition to property taxes this year Source: Internet

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