increment
noun /ˈɪŋkrəmənt/
/ˈɪŋkrəmənt/
- a regular increase in the amount of money that somebody is paid for their job
- a salary of £25 K with annual increments
- (formal) an increase in a number or an amount
- The substance was heated in small temperature increments.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere ‘grow’, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.