INCREMENT


Meaning of INCREMENT in English

/ ˈɪŋkrəmənt; NAmE / noun

1.

a regular increase in the amount of money that sb is paid for their job :

a salary of £25 K with annual increments

2.

( formal ) an increase in a number or an amount

►  in·cre·men·tal / ˌɪŋkrəˈmentl; NAmE / adjective :

incremental costs

►  in·cre·men·tal·ly / -təli; NAmE / adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin incrementum , from the stem of increscere grow, from in- into + crescere grow.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.