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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The Kaizen Approach is a Japanese philosophy that promotes incremental change in organizations at every level.
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Outside China, YouTube, Meta and ByteDance’s TikTok account for the majority of incremental spend.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Outside China, YouTube, Meta and ByteDance’s TikTok capture most of the incremental spend, while inside China the market is led by Douyin, Kuaishou and Tencent.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dodgers have more than a dozen Japanese sponsorships, including some newcomers in the past two years—All Nippon Airways, Daiso, Kosé, Kowa, Toyo Tires and Yakult—all part of a new corporate push that SponsorUnited estimated added $70 million in incremental sponsor revenue last year.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Outside China, YouTube, Meta and ByteDance’s TikTok account for the majority of incremental spend.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Outside China, YouTube, Meta and ByteDance’s TikTok capture most of the incremental spend, while inside China the market is led by Douyin, Kuaishou and Tencent.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dodgers have more than a dozen Japanese sponsorships, including some newcomers in the past two years—All Nippon Airways, Daiso, Kosé, Kowa, Toyo Tires and Yakult—all part of a new corporate push that SponsorUnited estimated added $70 million in incremental sponsor revenue last year.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incremental. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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