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increment

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

a small, gradual increase or addition

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In a sentence

Increment in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing increment in a sentence.

Salaries rose in small increments rather than in one large jump.

Synonyms
additiongainstepaugmentation
Antonyms
decrementreduction
Common questions

Questions about “increment

Increment (noun) means a small, gradual increase or addition
Here is increment used in an example sentence: "Salaries rose in small increments rather than in one large jump."
Common synonyms for increment include addition, gain, step, augmentation.
Antonyms of increment include decrement, reduction.
Increment is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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