a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something:an increase of 28.3 per cent [mass noun]:some increase in inflation is expected
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become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: [no object]:car use is increasing at an alarming rate [with object]:we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues (as adjective increasing)the increasing numbers of students
on the increase
becoming greater, more common, or more frequent:fraud is on the increase