increasingn.

/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/

Etymology: < increase v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of increase v.; increase, augmentation, enlargement, growth, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasingc1340

increasec1374

echinga1382

creasing1398

augmentinga1400

alarginga1425

moringa1425

augmentc1425

incrementc1425

creasec1440

increasement1509

enlarginga1513

enlargement1564

amplification1569

accession1570

usury1576

enhancement1577

growth1587

creasement1592

accrease1598

crescence1602

improvement1607

excrement1608

majoration1626

heightening1629

auction1692

turgescence1806

outgrowth1837

steepening1868

prolating1919

upgrading1920

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 25 That þei shuld oo tyme yevene hem..to the werkes of actiffe liffe in profitt of her encresynge.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ephes. iv. 16 Of whom alle the body..makith encresynge of the body.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. iii. f. 11 He promissis incressing of grace and vertew.

1586 W. Webbe tr. Horace in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. K.ii^v Artes haue their increasinges euen as other things, beeing naturall.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 132 The..encreasing of the body to the edifying it selfe in loue.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 8 A Benediction, and a Virtue of encreasing.

1850 J. Brown Disc. & Sayings our Lord (1852) I. ii. 60 Not near approaches to satisfaction but increasings of the capacity.

1872 Young Englishwoman Nov. 607/1 The increasing and decreasing may..take place at the ends or in the middle of the work. In increasing in the middle, the increase is effected by taking up stitches.

1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 70/1 Increasing... After knitting a stitch..knit again into back of same loop.

1972 Where May–June 133/1 There has been a 78 per cent increasing in the principal venereal diseases, that is to say gonorrhoea, syphilis and chancroid.

†2. The result of this action: Increase, produce.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > product > produce, yield, or return

gettinga1382

increasingc1384

fruitc1450

increase1560

growth1580

increment1593

brood1600

return1614

produce1650

improvement1706

out-turn1801

bag1858

production1878

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. ix. 10 He schal multiplie ȝoure seed, and make moche the encresyngis of fruytis of ȝoure riȝtwysnesse.

1483 Cath. Angl. 114 An Encresynge,..incrementum.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. ii. iii. 380 Abridging them of their naturall encreasings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

increasingadj.

Etymology: < increase v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈcreasing.

That increases; growing, augmenting, enlarging, etc.: see the verb. Esp. in law of increasing return(s): the observed fact that in certain manufactures and industries the expenditure of labour or capital up to a certain point produces a more than proportionate corresponding return. Cf. diminishing adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

waxing1297

multiplyinga1400

augmentive1483

breeding1552

crescent1568

growingc1587

enhancinga1592

creasing1592

teeming1597

increasing1600

auctive1634

echinga1644

multiplicating1661

gliscent1669

enlarging1694

augmenting1745

swelling1854

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > law of production

law of increasing return(s)1890

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 183 Haue you not..a decreasing leg, an increasing belly?

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 208 Fishes are infinitely more numerous or increasing than Beasts or Birds.

1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 49 The encreasing luxury of the nation.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. viii. 484 A pier and a haven..insufficient for the increasing traffic.

1890 A. Marshall Princ. Econ. I. iv. xiii. 379 While the part which Nature plays in production conforms to the Law of Diminishing Return, the part which man plays conforms to the Law of Increasing Return.

1925 S. E. Thomas Elem. Econ. x. 114 The Law of Increasing Returns..states that the expansion of an industry, in which there is no dearth of the necessary agents of production, tends to be accompanied by increasing returns.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	increasing
释义	increasingn. /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/ Etymology: < increase v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of increase v.; increase, augmentation, enlargement, growth, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waxingc1055 increasingc1340 increasec1374 echinga1382 creasing1398 augmentinga1400 alarginga1425 moringa1425 augmentc1425 incrementc1425 creasec1440 increasement1509 enlarginga1513 enlargement1564 amplification1569 accession1570 usury1576 enhancement1577 growth1587 creasement1592 accrease1598 crescence1602 improvement1607 excrement1608 majoration1626 heightening1629 auction1692 turgescence1806 outgrowth1837 steepening1868 prolating1919 upgrading1920 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 25 That þei shuld oo tyme yevene hem..to the werkes of actiffe liffe in profitt of her encresynge. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ephes. iv. 16 Of whom alle the body..makith encresynge of the body. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. iii. f. 11 He promissis incressing of grace and vertew. 1586 W. Webbe tr. Horace in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. K.ii^v Artes haue their increasinges euen as other things, beeing naturall. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 132 The..encreasing of the body to the edifying it selfe in loue. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 8 A Benediction, and a Virtue of encreasing. 1850 J. Brown Disc. & Sayings our Lord (1852) I. ii. 60 Not near approaches to satisfaction but increasings of the capacity. 1872 Young Englishwoman Nov. 607/1 The increasing and decreasing may..take place at the ends or in the middle of the work. In increasing in the middle, the increase is effected by taking up stitches. 1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 70/1 Increasing... After knitting a stitch..knit again into back of same loop. 1972 Where May–June 133/1 There has been a 78 per cent increasing in the principal venereal diseases, that is to say gonorrhoea, syphilis and chancroid. †2. The result of this action: Increase, produce. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > product > produce, yield, or return gettinga1382 increasingc1384 fruitc1450 increase1560 growth1580 increment1593 brood1600 return1614 produce1650 improvement1706 out-turn1801 bag1858 production1878 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. ix. 10 He schal multiplie ȝoure seed, and make moche the encresyngis of fruytis of ȝoure riȝtwysnesse. 1483 Cath. Angl. 114 An Encresynge,..incrementum. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. ii. iii. 380 Abridging them of their naturall encreasings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). increasingadj. Etymology: < increase v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈcreasing. That increases; growing, augmenting, enlarging, etc.: see the verb. Esp. in law of increasing return(s): the observed fact that in certain manufactures and industries the expenditure of labour or capital up to a certain point produces a more than proportionate corresponding return. Cf. diminishing adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] waxing1297 multiplyinga1400 augmentive1483 breeding1552 crescent1568 growingc1587 enhancinga1592 creasing1592 teeming1597 increasing1600 auctive1634 echinga1644 multiplicating1661 gliscent1669 enlarging1694 augmenting1745 swelling1854 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > law of production law of increasing return(s)1890 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 183 Haue you not..a decreasing leg, an increasing belly? View more context for this quotation a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 208 Fishes are infinitely more numerous or increasing than Beasts or Birds. 1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 49 The encreasing luxury of the nation. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. viii. 484 A pier and a haven..insufficient for the increasing traffic. 1890 A. Marshall Princ. Econ. I. iv. xiii. 379 While the part which Nature plays in production conforms to the Law of Diminishing Return, the part which man plays conforms to the Law of Increasing Return. 1925 S. E. Thomas Elem. Econ. x. 114 The Law of Increasing Returns..states that the expansion of an industry, in which there is no dearth of the necessary agents of production, tends to be accompanied by increasing returns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1340adj.1600
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