increment

[in-kruh-muhnt, ing-]

noun

1. something added or gained; addition; increase.

2. profit; gain.

3. the act or process of increasing; growth.

4. an amount by which something increases or grows.

   a weekly increment of $25 in salary.

5. one of a series of regular additions.

   You may make deposits in increments of $500.

6. Mathematics.

   1. the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.

   2. the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.

increment

/ ˈɪnkrɪmənt /

noun

1. an increase or addition, esp one of a series

2. the act of increasing; augmentation

3. maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δ x or Δ f

Other Word Forms

• incremental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of increment¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent to incrē ( scere ) to grow ( increase ) + -mentum -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of increment¹

C15: from Latin incrēmentum growth, _increase

Example Sentences

The relief is extended in 90-day increments that can be extended at the property owner’s request.

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For the five years since, the Swede has continued to nudge up the bar in one-centimetre increments.

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In the summer, Uber said, it will provide deeper discounts if users pre-pay for trips on a fixed route in increments of five through 20.

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The rain blew harder, strafing the windows, and as brother and sister talked, at times teasing one another, they suggested they were learning that life comes in increments of loss and renewal.

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He has continued to progress the record in one-centimetre increments ever since, while securing 10 major international titles in the process.

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