increment
To increase by steps or by a step, especially by oneTo increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
» The small increment made no impact on the projection.
Meaning
1 sensesTo increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
Examples
7 sentencesThe small increment made no impact on the projection.
Every time you go through the cycle, you increment the counter by one.
They have rejected a five percent “conditional” salary increment offered by the government.
deSie haben eine von der Regierung angebotene, „bedingte“ fünfprozentige Gehaltserhöhung abgelehnt. — Yorwba
There are a lot of challenges now due to the increment of prices.
Incremental improvement is fine as long as the increments are large enough to see.
deStufenweise Verbesserungen sind in Ordnung, solange die Stufen groß genug sind, dass man sie sehen kann. — Yorwba
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English encrement, increment, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscō (whence inFrom Middle English encrement, increment, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscō (whence increase), from in- + crēscō (“grow”). Equivalent to increase + -ment.
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Forms
increments, incrementing, incremented, incremented| Base form | increment · to increment |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | increments |
| Present participle | incrementing |
| Past simple | incremented |
| Past participle | incremented |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle