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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cre•ment /ˈɪnkrəmənt, ˈɪŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something added or gained.
- an amount by which something increases:salary increments of $1,000 a month.
- one of a series of regular additions:deposits in increments of $500.
in•cre•men•tal /ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl, ɪŋ-/USA pronunciation adj.: There were small, incremental changes in that stock. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cre•ment (in′krə mənt, ing′-),USA pronunciation n. - something added or gained; addition;
increase. - Businessprofit;
gain. - the act or process of increasing;
growth. - an amount by which something increases or grows:a weekly increment of $25 in salary.
- one of a series of regular additions:You may make deposits in increments of $500.
- [Math.]
- Mathematicsthe difference between two values of a variable;
a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable. - Mathematicsthe increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.
- Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent. to incrē(scere) to grow (see increase) + -mentum -ment
- late Middle English 1375–1425
in•cre•men•tal (in′krə men′tl, ing′-),USA pronunciation adj. in′cre•men′tal•ly, adv. |