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I. in·crease VB intr [ɪnˈkri:s]

increase prices, taxes, interest rates
[an]steigen
increase pain, troubles, worries
stärker werden
increase pain, troubles, worries
zunehmen
increase in size
wachsen
to increase dramatically [or drastically]
dramatisch [o. drastisch] [an]steigen
to increase dramatically [or drastically] population, wealth
anwachsen
to increase tenfold/threefold
sich acc verzehnfachen/verdreifachen

II. in·crease VB trans [ɪnˈkri:s]

to increase sth (make more)
etw erhöhen
to increase sth (make stronger)
etw verstärken
to increase sth (make larger)
etw vergrößern
gently increase the heat
die Hitze langsam erhöhen
to increase sth reserves, finances
aufstocken

III. in·crease N [ˈɪnkri:s]

increase
Anstieg m <-(e)s, -e>
increase
Zunahme f <-, -n>
increase
Zuwachs m <-es, Zuwächse>
increase (growth)
Wachstum nt <-s>
the increase in the number of unemployed
der Anstieg der Arbeitslosenzahlen
an increase in production
eine Steigerung der Produktion
increase in capacity
Kapazitätserweiterung f <-, -en>
increase in efficiency
Effizienzsteigerung f <-, -en>
increase in pollution
zunehmende Umweltverschmutzung
increase in value
Wertsteigerung f <-, -en>
increase in violence
zunehmende Gewalt
price increase
Preisanstieg m <-s, -e>
price increase
Teuerung f <-, -en> CH
tax increase
Steuererhöhung f <-, -en>
to be on the increase
ansteigen
to be on the increase in numbers
[mehr und] [o. [immer]] mehr werden
to be on the increase in size
[immer] größer werden
to be on the increase in reserves, finances
Aufstockung f <-, -en>

increase N ACCOUNT

increase (Steigerung, z. B. einer Rendite)
Zuwachs m

increase N MKT COMPET

increase
Wachstum nt
increase
Steigerung f

increase N INV-FIN

increase (von Reserven, Geldmitteln)
Aufstockung f

increase N ACCOUNT

increase
Zunahme f

increase VB trans INV-FIN

increase (Finanzanlagen)
aufstocken

increase VB intr ACCOUNT

increase
zunehmen

increase VB intr MKT COMPET

increase
wachsen

increase traffic flow, transport safety

increase in speed
Anhebung der Geschwindigkeit
increase in density
Verdichtung

ˈpay in·crease N

pay increase
Gehaltserhöhung f <-, -en>

ˈprice in·crease N COMM

price increase
Preisanstieg m <-(e)s> kein pl

ˈsala·ry in·crease N

salary increase
Gehaltserhöhung f <-, -en>
to award a salary increase to sb
jdm eine Gehaltserhöhung gewähren

ˈwage in·crease N

wage increase
Lohnerhöhung f <-, -en>

natural increase N

natural increase
natürlicher Zuwachs

increase exponentially VB

increase exponentially
(sich) exponentiell erhöhen

active increase N INV-FIN

active increase
Aktivmehrung f
Present
Iincrease
youincrease
he/she/itincreases
weincrease
youincrease
theyincrease
Past
Iincreased
youincreased
he/she/itincreased
weincreased
youincreased
theyincreased
Present Perfect
Ihaveincreased
youhaveincreased
he/she/ithasincreased
wehaveincreased
youhaveincreased
theyhaveincreased
Past Perfect
Ihadincreased
youhadincreased
he/she/ithadincreased
wehadincreased
youhadincreased
theyhadincreased
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