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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) addition (addition%1:23:00::), increase (increase%1:23:00::), gain (gain%1:23:00::) (a quantity that is added) "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
S: (n) increase (increase%1:11:00::) (a change resulting in an increase) "the increase is scheduled for next month"
S: (n) increase (increase%1:22:00::), increment (increment%1:22:00::), growth (growth%1:22:02::) (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important) "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
S: (n) increase (increase%1:07:00::), increment (increment%1:07:00::) (the amount by which something increases) "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
S: (n) increase (increase%1:04:00::), step-up (step-up%1:04:00::) (the act of increasing something) "he gave me an increase in salary"

S: (v) increase (increase%2:30:00::) (become bigger or greater in amount) "The amount of work increased"
S: (v) increase (increase%2:30:02::) (make bigger or more) "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"