increasing

[in-kree-sing]

adjective

1. growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.

2. 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.

Other Word Forms

• increasingly adverb
• unincreasing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of increasing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; increase, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The government says increasing the minimum wage is helping, but that "a generation of young people are locked out of homeownership... we're turning this crisis around by... building the 1.5 million homes this country needs."

From BBC

“I fear correcting boxes below the $300 threshold was already expected,” commented a fan, “It’s the fact that the box value itself was vastly different compared to other locations despite ticket prices increasing.”

From Salon

In 2007 he first publicly suggested that he believed that there was a link between vaccines and the increasing prevalence.

From BBC

Companies that run data centers are facing increasing scrutiny for guzzling water in the dry western U.S. as artificial intelligence fuels a boom in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Marshall said there is increasing interest in both traditional and higher level apprenticeships, with Workplus experiencing "double" the number of applications from last year.

From BBC

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• growing 
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When To Use

What does increasing mean?

Increasing is an adjective that means growing or rising—becoming greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way.It comes from the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb increase, which means to become greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way, as in Our profits will increase as demand increases.The word increased can also be used as an adjective to describe things that have risen or grown, as in an increased appetite.Example: The increasing value of the dollar.