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increase

From Wiktionary
increase is on the Basic English 850 List.
in - increase - industry
increase is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
income - increase - indeed

Pronunciation

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verb
noun

Verb

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Plain form
increase

Third-person singular
increases

Past tense
increased

Past participle
increased

Present participle
increasing

Increase is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
Something is increasing
  1. To grow; to become bigger.
    The amount of money in my bank account is increasing.

Noun

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Singular
increase

Plural
increases

Increase is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. The amount which something has grown.
    There was an increase in movie releases last year.