growth

[ grohth ]

/ groʊθ /

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noun

the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.

size or stage of development: It hasn't yet reached its full growth.

completed development.

development from a simpler to a more complex stage: the growth of ritual forms.

development from another but related form or stage: the growth of the nation state.

something that has grown or developed by or as if by a natural process: a growth of stubborn weeds.

Pathology. an abnormal increase in a mass of tissue, as a tumor.

origin; source; production: onions of English growth.

adjective

of or denoting a business, industry, or equity security that grows or is expected to grow in value over a long period of time: a growth industry; a growth stock.

Nearby words

growler, growly, grown, grown-up, grownup, growth, growth cone, growth curve, growth factor, growth fund, growth hormone

Origin of growth

1550–60; see grow, -th¹; probably cognate with Old Norse grōthr

SYNONYMS FOR growth

1 augmentation, expansion.

6 result, outgrowth.

7 excrescence.

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ANTONYMS FOR growth

1 decline, decrease.

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Related forms

an·ti·growth, adjectivepre·growth, nounre·growth, nounsu·per·growth, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for growth

Albuquerque Economic Development, a private non-profit, estimates the five year growth rate at almost double the U.S. in general.
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Set among the vacant houses of suburban New Mexico, the film offers a bleak perspective on the possibility of growth and renewal.
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Equally critical has been the growth among younger educated workers in the region.
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In the first six months of this year, we saw a 48 percent growth in sales of imported and craft beers.
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This year, the country will manage only 0.2 percent growth, according to the IMF.
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The outlines were more rugged and varied than those of Samoa, and the growth of bush was certainly more luxuriant.
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And not only has the unpaid service aided the growth of the movement, it has also added to its moral and religious power.
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It is the season of verdure and growth, and frosts are both slight and infrequent in the latitude of San Francisco.
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A maple within the enclosure exhibits 242 rings of annual growth.
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If anyone should push through that protecting fringe of growth, he would be looking directly down on the two lads.
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British Dictionary definitions for growth

growth

/ (ɡrəʊθ) /

noun

the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food

an increase in size, number, significance, etc

something grown or growinga new growth of hair

a stage of development

any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour

(modifier) of, relating to, causing or characterized by growtha growth industry; growth hormone

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Medicine definitions for growth

growth

[ grōth ]

n.

The process of growing.

Full development; maturity.

An increase, as in size, number, value, or strength.

Something that grows or has grown.

An abnormal mass of tissue, such as a tumor, growing in or on an organism.

Science definitions for growth

growth

[ grōth ]

An increase in the size of an organism or part of an organism, usually as a result of an increase in the number of cells. Growth of an organism may stop at maturity, as in the case of humans and other mammals, or it may continue throughout life, as in many plants. In humans, certain body parts, like hair and nails, continue to grow throughout life.