increment - Definition from the BUSINESS topic - BUSINESS

Topic: BUSINESS

Date:	1400-1500
Language:	Latin
Origin:	incrementum, from increscere; INCREASE¹

increment
noun

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[countable]

1BEW a regular increase in the amount of money someone is paid:

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a salary of £18,000, with annual increments of 2.5%

2B formal the amount by which a number, value, or amount increases

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