- a rise in the amount, number or value of something
- price/tax/wage increases
- Profits show a steady increase.
- increase in something Last year the business saw a 3% increase in turnover.
- a substantial increase in the number of products on the market
- There has been a significant increase in oil prices.
- The tax has resulted in a dramatic increase in rents.
- increase of something an increase of 2p in the pound on income tax
- increase on something The figure is a tenfold increase on the earlier amount.
- increase of something on something This is an increase of 12% on the previous year.
- increase over something This represents a 14% increase over last year.
- increase from something They report a massive increase from last year.
- on the increase Homelessness is on the increase (= increasing).
- The rate of increase is accelerating.
Language Bank increaseincreaseDescribing an increaseopposite decrease- Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased from 66 000 in 2018 to just over 84 000 in 2019.
- The number of students increased by almost 30 per cent compared with the previous year.
- Student numbers shot up/increased dramatically in 2019.
- The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply from 5 per cent in 2018 to 14 per cent in 2019.
- There was a significant rise in student numbers in 2019.
- The 2019 figure was 84 000, an increase of 28 per cent on the previous year.
- The 2019 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up on the previous year.
- As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase in students from Spain.
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speechPronunciation changes by part of speechExtra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta2, Moneya2- An increase in demand leads to an increase in price.
- Sales of beef have experienced double-digit increases.
- Some companies are predicting price increases of 30 per cent or more.
- Intensive farming has brought about an increase in outbreaks of food poisoning.
- Many parts of the country have experienced an increase in unemployment.
- Their reputation has improved, with a corresponding increase in revenues.
- The war resulted in a massive increase in government spending.
- There has been an increase in demand for two-bedroom flats.
- This year saw an increase in the number of job applicants.
- The average increase in value last year was 4.3 per cent.
- The company reported a 9.5 per cent increase in third-quarter losses.
- We achieved a small increase in profits of £3 257.
- You would expect to observe an increase in births during peacetime.
- The country is enjoying the biggest increase in business confidence for years.
- The government has announced a modest increase in welfare benefits.
- The figures show a sharp increase on last year's turnover.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- dramatic
- …
- demonstrate
- experience
- see
- …
- occur
- on the increase
- increase in
- increase on
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- a rate of increase
Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.
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