Synonym: add to, advance, enlarge, expand, extend, raise. Antonym: decrease, diminish. Similar words: increased, increasing, increasingly, decrease, on credit, concrete, incredible, incredibly. Meaning: [ɪn'krɪːs] 
n. 1. a quantity that is added 2. a change resulting in an increase 3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important 4. the amount by which something increases 5. the act of increasing something. v. 1. become bigger or greater in amount 2. make bigger or more.
n. 1. a quantity that is added 2. a change resulting in an increase 3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important 4. the amount by which something increases 5. the act of increasing something. v. 1. become bigger or greater in amount 2. make bigger or more. 
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31 The new manager will be given carte blanche as long as she can increase the company's profits.
32 Postal workers are threatening a strike if they don't receive a pay increase.
33 On the debit side the new shopping centre will increase traffic problems.
34 It takes a long time to work around to mentioning a possible increase in pay.
35 The school building programme postulates an increase in educational investment.
36 The increase in crime is a sad reflection on our society today.
37 The increase in the number of young people leaving to work in the cities has had a dramatic impact on the demography of the villages.
38 Cultures that were better at trading saw a concomitant increase in their wealth.
39 Air can be pumped into the diving suit to increase buoyancy.
40 There has been a marked increase in crimes against property.
41 There was a sudden increase in immigration from Eastern Europe.
42 Very vigorous exercise can increase the risk of heart attacks.
43 There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West.
44 Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.
45 The employer reasoned from his opinion of the workers and decided to increase their pay.
46 There is growing public alarm at this increase in crime.
47 The increase in indirect taxation is intended to neutralise the reduction in income tax.
48 He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
49 A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
50 A gentle form of exercise will increase your ability to relax.
51 Many celebrities develop a working class accent to increase their street-credibility.
52 This increase in imports bears testimony to the successes of industry.
53 The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.
54 Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide.
55 The report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.
56 The chances of an error occurring in a computer program increase with the size of the program.
57 The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.
58 On the strength of my forthcoming salary increase[sentencedict.com],[www.Sentencedict.com] I have decided to buy a better car.
59 We can offer you practical suggestions on how to increase the fibre in your daily diet.
60 There has been an increase in the number of mature entrants to higher education.