increment

in·cre·ment  (nkr-mnt, ng-)

n.

1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.

2. Something added or gained: a force swelled by increments from allied armies.

3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.

4. One of a series of regular additions or contributions: accumulating a fund by increments.

5. Mathematics A small positive or negative change in the value of a variable.

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[Middle English, from Latin incrmentum, from incrscere, to increase; see increase.]

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incre·mental (-mntl) adj.

incre·mental·ly adv.

incre·men·tali·ty (-tl-t) n.

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increment

Noun

1. the amount by which something increases

2. a regular salary increase

3. Maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function [Latin incrementum increase]

incremental adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	increment - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" growth, increase physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" accession - a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession" accretion, accumulation - an increase by natural growth or addition accretion - (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment accretion - (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles accretion - (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" population growth - increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state proliferation - a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" pullulation - a rapid and abundant increase relaxation - (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers widening, broadening - an increase in width decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
	2.	increment - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" increase amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" amplification, gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input fare increase - increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance price increase - increase in price raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, hike, rise - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" cost increase, hike, boost, rise - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" supplementation, supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) tax boost, tax hike, tax-increase - the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent" up-tick - a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"

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increment

noun increase, gain, addition, supplement, step up, advancement, enlargement, accretion, accrual, augmentation, accruement

Translations

increment [ˈɪnkrɪmənt] n → aumento, incremento

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increment [ˈɪnkrɪmənt] n → augmentation f

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increment [ˈɪnkrɪmənt] n (in salary) → Erhöhung f, Zulage f

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increment [ˈɪnkrɪmənt] n → aumento, incremento

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increment

n increment [ˈiŋkrəmənt]

an increase especially in salary. verhoging عِلاوَه، زيادَه في الرّاتِب увеличавам zvýšení stigning der Zuwachs (die Lohnerhöhung) (προσ)αύξηση (συν. μισθού) aumento kasv, kasu افزایش nousu augmentation תוֹסֶפֶת बढ़त, वेतन वृद्धि prirast, povećanje növekedés peningkatan (launa)hækkun incremento 増額 증가, 증대 padidėjimas, priedas pieaugums kenaikan periodieke verhoging lønnstillegg/-pålegg podwyżka incremento creştere надбавка к зарплате zvýšenie povišek povećanje tillväxt, ökning, []påslag การเพิ่มขึ้น artış, artma (薪水)增加 приріст; прибуток اضافہ sự tăng lương 增额