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Definition of increment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

increment

noun
 
/ˈɪŋkrəmənt/
 
/ˈɪŋkrəmənt/
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  1. a regular increase in the amount of money that somebody is paid for their job
    • a salary of £25 K with annual increments
  2. (formal) an increase in a number or an amount
    • The substance was heated in small temperature increments.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere ‘grow’, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.
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