incremental

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-]

adjective

1. increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series.

   small, incremental tax hikes.

incremental

/ ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, using, or rising by increments

Other Word Forms

• incrementally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incremental¹

First recorded in 1675–85; increment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“I expect the new launches to slow, and then you will see the capital markets focus on those that are already public and helping them raise incremental capital to grow the pie.”

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So much of the policy discourse has taken the incremental investor away from the healthcare sector.

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The company remains the overall leader in the server industry, claiming around 12% of the market last year, giving it a strong platform to see incremental growth through AI-specific server deployments, Rakesh noted.

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Nuno said he has avoided making too many changes to West Ham's tactics and is instead focusing on making incremental improvements.

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In recent years, the seven states have adopted a series of incremental water-saving plans to try to prevent the reservoirs from reaching perilously low levels.

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