increment

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɪnkrəmənt/ UK /ˈɪŋkrɪmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a small increase or addition in a series of steps

Salaries rise by a fixed increment each year.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small increase or... increase addition gain step rise augmentation

Opposites

decrement decrease reduction

Word family

Derived forms incrementalincrementally

Related forms increase decrement accretion

Etymology

From Latin incrementum ('growth, increase'), from increscere ('to grow into, increase'), from in- ('in') + crescere ('to grow').

incrementum Latin crescere Latin *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# increment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnkrəmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪŋkrɪmənt/

## Meanings
1. a small increase or addition in a series of steps

## Examples
- Salaries rise by a fixed increment each year.

## Synonyms
- increase
- addition
- gain
- step
- rise
- augmentation

## Antonyms
- decrement
- decrease
- reduction

## Derived Forms
- incremental
- incrementally

## Related Forms
- increase
- decrement
- accretion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incrementum
- Root: crescere
- Root: *ḱer-

## Etymology
From Latin incrementum ('growth, increase'), from increscere ('to grow into, increase'), from in- ('in') + crescere ('to grow').

## AI Etymology
Increment comes from Latin incrementum ('growth, increase'), from increscere ('to grow into, increase'), from in- ('in') + crescere ('to grow'). The historical trail runs through Latin incrementum, Latin crescere and Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a small increase or addition in a series of steps. Derived formations include incremental, incrementally; related forms include increase, decrement, accretion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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