increasing

[ in-kree-sing ]

/ ɪnˈkri sɪŋ /

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adjective

growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.

Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing.Compare decreasing (def. 2).

Origin of increasing

First recorded in 1590–1600; see origin at increase, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM increasing

in·creas·ing·ly, adverbun·in·creas·ing, adjective

Words nearby increasing

Incoterms, incr., incrassate, increase, increaser, increasing, increate, in creation, incredible, incredulity, incredulous

Example sentences from the Web for increasing

The economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to the increasing number of rape allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, the smoke is becoming impenetrable.
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Vlad Burlutskiy is a civic and political activist from Russia who fled the country last year due to increasing threats.
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Not long after I started cutting back on food and increasing my exercising, my periods stopped.
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But the increasing number of fraudsters bringing back wares to stores to make an illicit killing has become impossible to ignore.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus stimulated, the increasing disaffection culminated in the rebellion of 1798, which was sternly and cruelly repressed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various
Momentarily, now, there was an increasing assurance apparent in the movements of the man.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance
"He'll make him cry," said Mrs. Bindle with conviction, hugging Little Joe closer and increasing the swaying movement.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
In Germany the printers have led the way; the number of their followers in other industries is increasing.
The Theory and Policy of Labour Protection|Albert Eberhard Friedrich Schffle
The increasing twilight was now just merging into night, and a wood stretched between the Northern cavalry and the Southern flank.
The Scouts of Stonewall|Joseph A. Altsheler