American Dictionary
Definition increase in American English
increase
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable/uncountable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ dramatic, huge, large, marked, massive, sharp, significant, substantial
▪ achieve, cause, produce, receive, report, represent, show
Don’t use increase of when you want to say what is increasing. Use increase in:
✗ Is gun ownership connected with the increase of violent crime?
✓ Is gun ownership connected with the increase in violent crime?
✗ The depletion of the ozone layer could cause a serious increase of skin cancer.
✓ The depletion of the ozone layer could cause a serious increase in skin cancer.
Use increase of with a number or percentage when you want to talk about the amount by which something increases:
There has been an increase of nearly 30% in spending on hospitals.
➡ decrease
There has been a significant increase in the number of young people who smoke.
