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growth

American  
[grohth] / groʊθ /

noun

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

    Synonyms:
    expansion, augmentation
    Antonyms:
    decrease, decline

  2. size or stage of development.

    It hasn't yet reached its full growth.

  3. completed development.

  4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage.

    the growth of ritual forms.

  5. development from another but related form or stage.

    the growth of the nation state.

  6. something that has grown grown or developed by or as if by a natural process.

    a growth of stubborn weeds.
    Synonyms:
    outgrowth, result

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

    Synonyms:
    excrescence

  8. origin; source; production.

    onions of English growth.

adjective

  1. 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.
growth British  
/ ɡrəʊθ /

noun

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

  2. an increase in size, number, significance, etc

  3. something grown or growing

    a new growth of hair

  4. a stage of development

  5. any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour

  6. (modifier) of, relating to, causing or characterized by growth

    a growth industry

    growth hormone
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
growth Scientific  
/ grōth /

  1. 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.

Other Word Forms

  • antigrowth adjective
  • pregrowth noun
  • regrowth noun
  • supergrowth noun

Etymology

Origin of growth

First recorded in 1550–60; grow, -th 1; probably cognate with Old Norse grōthr

Example Sentences

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“To support our growth, we are aligning our organization with where the business is going — not where it has been. That requires changes to how we are structured and where we invest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

ARK’s recent price target for Tesla stock is $2,600 by 2029, up 640% from recent levels, driven mainly by AI-trained robo-taxi-fueled earnings growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

When companies go public later — after much of their growth has already occurred — individual investors have fewer opportunities to participate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

A Seaport analyst has turned bearish on multiple home-builder stocks, saying the outlook for job growth could be worse for the housing market over the long term than the recent jump in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

They had hoped that more earthquakes, or perhaps a new growth on the bulge, would signal that the big one—the eruption they were all waiting for—was about to happen.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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