Increasing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word increasing
Brit.  |ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word increasing
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to increase

adjective

- becoming greater or larger
increasing prices
- (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

Extra examples

Gun violence is increasing at an alarming rate.

Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell.

Dues are increasing this year.

The demand for low-income housing is increasing as the economy gets worse.

The company's corporate culture is focused on increasing profits.

This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.

Unemployment has been increasing for months.

Errors were occurring with increasing frequency.

Museum attendances in the city have been increasing in recent years.

The city is increasing subsidies for public transit.

Rising prices parallel increasing fuel costs.

Increasing fuel costs are bumping the company's prices higher.

The company is increasing efforts to recruit scientific brainpower.

...as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts...

There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city.

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