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1. The act of increasing something (synset 100364086)
   "he gave me an increase in salary"
   is a type of: change of magnitude - the act of changing the amount or size of something
   subtypes:

   • addition - the act of adding one thing to another
   • advance, rise - increase in price or value
   • appreciation - an increase in price or value
   • surge, upsurge - a sudden or abrupt strong increase
   • augmentation - the act of augmenting
   • amplification - (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
   • enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
   • escalation - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
   • maximation, maximisation, maximization - the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position
   • exaggeration - the act of making something more noticeable than usual
   • expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail
   • accrual, accruement, accumulation - the act of accumulating
   • inclusion - the act of including
   • aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
   • strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something
   • intensification - action that makes something stronger or more extreme
   • intensification - the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
   • split, split up, stock split - an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
   same as: increase

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