as in increase
something added (as by growth)
added another big increment to the sales total this quarter
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Recent Examples of increment
The program is similar to tax increment financing (TIF), which is a common tax credit for commercial developments where the local government issues bonds to fuel construction, which are then paid back from the increases in property tax revenues that come from the development.
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Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
All of this should then translate to a 12.1% increment in headline EBITDA of £474 million, according to my model.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Village would support the project through a $2.5 million tax increment financing district
If approved, the project would be a public-private collaboration.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Over 100 countries and parties presented oral statements in 30 minute increments from December 2 to 13, 2024.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
All of this should then translate to a 12.1% increment in headline EBITDA of £474 million, according to my model.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Village would support the project through a $2.5 million tax increment financing district
If approved, the project would be a public-private collaboration.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Over 100 countries and parties presented oral statements in 30 minute increments from December 2 to 13, 2024.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for increment
Noun
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That's more than any other year since 2013 and would be a 56% increase over the 25 executions conducted last year.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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This would indicate a 4% year-over-year rise in earnings and a 5% increase in sales compared to the previous year's figures of 97 cents per share and $13.47 billion in revenue.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Employers added just 73,000 jobs and employment gains for May and June were revised down by a massive 258,000.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The gains came mainly from exports to the U.S. Without their impact, the overall tally would have been down 0.9 percent, the industry body said.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
21 Aug. 2025
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At least in the short term, club officials think there might be such a boost.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Tax revenue isn't the only economic boost the data center boom has brought to Quincy.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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Under Ohio law, the country club is owed triple damages for the theft in addition to punitive and other damages, making the total for both Lee and Sulky nearly $4 million.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the usual channel rotation, this season’s streaming rights extend to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Peacock and YouTube.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Increment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increment. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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