incremental
adjective
in·cre·men·tal
ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
ˌin-
: of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments
incremental additions
incremental change
Examples of incremental in a Sentence
the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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In return, Glendale's old Bayshore tax incremental financing debt of $57 million was paid off by Bayshore's owners.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The City Council’s unanimous decision will allow the city to direct local, incremental sales and use tax revenues from a 165-acre site on the northwest corner of College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road, just south of Kansas Highway 10, for 30 years, to help finance the team’s new facilities in Kansas.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Cue and Domenicali spoke to attendees about Apple’s new collaboration with F1 to stream the sport at no extra incremental cost to subscribers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Yet each incremental legal change narrows the space for opposition and expands executive discretion.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The City Council’s unanimous decision will allow the city to direct local, incremental sales and use tax revenues from a 165-acre site on the northwest corner of College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road, just south of Kansas Highway 10, for 30 years, to help finance the team’s new facilities in Kansas.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Cue and Domenicali spoke to attendees about Apple’s new collaboration with F1 to stream the sport at no extra incremental cost to subscribers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Yet each incremental legal change narrows the space for opposition and expands executive discretion.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incremental
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incremental. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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