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increasing
[in-kree-sing]
adjective
growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
Mathematics.(of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing.
Other Word Forms
- increasingly adverb
- unincreasing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of increasing1
Example Sentences
The Scottish government wants to stop traditional black bag waste being buried in the ground by increasing recycling rates and using more energy-from-waste incinerators.
Opponents have claimed this government doesn't back the North Sea enough and that increasing production locally could provide energy security.
He said the UK economy needed to be "much stronger" to cope with the challenges it is now facing, adding that the government had made the wrong choices by increasing taxes on business.
Verrelli has studied the spread of black widow spiders, an increasing medical health concern in cities along the West Coast.
It suggested the government should consider increasing paternity pay to 90% or more and paternity leave to six weeks in a phased approach.
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When To Use
Increasing is an adjective that means growing or rising—becoming greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way.It comes from the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb increase, which means to become greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way, as in Our profits will increase as demand increases.The word increased can also be used as an adjective to describe things that have risen or grown, as in an increased appetite.Example: The increasing value of the dollar.
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