Increment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

the amount by which something increases

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪŋkɹɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪŋkɹɪmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪŋkɹɪmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkɹɪmənt/.

Examples

the increase in unemployment
the growth of population
they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

growth increase

Antonyms

decrease decrement

Parts of Speech

noun	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important “the increase in unemployment”
noun	the amount by which something increases “they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare”

Word Forms

increase	verb	make bigger or more
incremental	adjective	increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
grow	verb	become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Inkrement

ein Prozess, der größer, länger, zahlreicher oder wichtiger wird

🇫🇷French

incrément

un processus de devenir plus grand ou plus long ou plus nombreux ou plus important

🇪🇸Spanish

incremento

un proceso de volverse más grande o más largo o más numeroso o más importante

🇮🇹Italian

incremento

un processo per diventare più grande, più lungo, più numeroso o più importante

🇳🇱Dutch

verhogen

een proces van groter, langer, talrijker of belangrijker worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

incremento

um processo de se tornar maior ou mais longo ou mais numeroso ou mais importante

🇷🇺Russian

приращение

процесс становления больше, длиннее, многочисленнее или важнее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेतन वृद्धि

बड़ा या लंबा या अधिक असंख्य या अधिक महत्वपूर्ण बनने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃদ্ধি

বড় বা দীর্ঘ বা আরও অসংখ্য বা আরও গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হওয়ার একটি প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகரிப்பு

பெரியதாகவோ அல்லது நீளமாகவோ அல்லது அதிக எண்ணிக்கையில் அல்லது மிக முக்கியமானதாகவோ மாறும் ஒரு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పెంపు

పెద్దదిగా లేదా పొడవుగా లేదా ఎక్కువ సంఖ్యలో లేదా మరింత ముఖ్యమైనదిగా మారే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

वाढ

मोठी किंवा लांब किंवा अधिक असंख्य किंवा अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण होण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધારો

મોટી અથવા લાંબી અથવા વધુ અસંખ્ય અથવા વધુ મહત્વપૂર્ણ બનવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ

ದೊಡ್ಡದಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർദ്ധനവ്

വലുതോ ദൈർഘ്യമേറിയതോ കൂടുതൽ എണ്ണമോ കൂടുതൽ പ്രധാനമോ ആകുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਧਾ

ਵੱਡਾ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਬਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਅਣਗਿਣਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਬਣਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

اضافہ

بڑا یا لمبا یا زیادہ متعدد یا زیادہ اہم بننے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

增量

变得更大、更长、更多或更重要的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

インクリメント

より大きくなる、より長くなる、より多くなる、またはより重要になる過程

🇰🇷Korean

증가

더 커지거나 더 길어지거나 더 많아지거나 더 중요해지는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gia tăng

một quá trình trở nên lớn hơn hoặc dài hơn hoặc nhiều hơn hoặc quan trọng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

เพิ่มขึ้น

กระบวนการของการมีขนาดใหญ่ขึ้นหรือยาวขึ้นหรือมีจำนวนมากขึ้นหรือมีความสำคัญมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenaikan

suatu proses menjadi lebih besar atau lebih lama atau lebih banyak atau lebih penting

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtaas

isang proseso ng pagiging mas malaki o mas mahaba o mas marami o mas mahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

kenaikan

satu proses menjadi lebih besar atau lebih lama atau lebih banyak atau lebih penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زيادة

عملية تصبح أكبر أو أطول أو أكثر عددًا أو أكثر أهمية

🇮🇷Persian

افزایش

فرآیند بزرگ‌تر یا طولانی‌تر شدن یا بیشتر شدن یا مهم‌تر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

artış

daha büyük veya daha uzun veya daha çok sayıda veya daha önemli hale gelme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹסֶפֶת

תהליך של הפיכתו לגדול או ארוך יותר או למספר רב יותר או חשוב יותר

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The primary meaning of 'increment' is 'a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important'.

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In which domain is the word 'increment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'increment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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