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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121 The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.
122 The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.
123 The directors have just voted themselves a huge pay increase.
124 The offer on the table at the moment is a 10% wage increase.
125 In her latest dispatch, Clare Duggan, our war correspondent, reported an increase in fighting.
126 Already in the pipeline is a 2.9 per cent pay increase for teachers.
127 Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer.
128 We plan to increase our exports over the next five years.
129 Economic growth can be loosely defined as an increase in GDP.
130 The athletes had taken banned substances to increase their strength.
131 Well, a 5% pay increase means an extra £700 a year which is not to be sneezed at!
132 The Scottish labour market has been remarkably successful in absorbing the increase in the number of graduates.
133 Intensive farming has brought about an increase in outbreaks of food poisoning.
134 While the increase in homicides is alarming, it is nothing compared to what is to come in the rest of the decade.
135 In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.
136 The measures to improve the health service will involve an increase in government spending.
137 The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
138 A small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in council tax.
139 The company is trying to increase its penetration of the market.
140 The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.
141 A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices.
142 I've heard no mention of a salary increase this year.
143 The company hopes its keen pricing policy will increase sales.
144 The figures show a sharp increase on last year's turnover.
145 There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat.
146 As new mines come on stream,[Sentence dictionary] Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply.
147 Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime.
148 The advisory committee did not apply for a general increase in the ceiling.
149 To recap, our main aim is to increase sales by 12% this year.
150 Greater spending on education is expected to lead to a large increase in the number of students.