increment
gb/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/ us/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
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Inglês
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Aceções
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Nome
formal
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entity
1
small or regular increase
A small or regular increase in the number or amount of something.
Padrão de uso:
an increment in [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use "increment" when they mean "installment" (one of several payments). "Increment" is about an increase in amount, not a single payment. For example, say "a salary increment" (a pay rise), not "I will pay in three increments" when you mean three installments.
Sinónimos
increase (More general and common; does not suggest that the change is small or step-like in the same way that "increment" often does.)
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step (Often used for one level in a series of changes; less formal and more general than "increment".)
Antónimos
decrease (Describes change in the opposite direction, when a number or amount goes down instead of up.)
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reduction (Focuses on making something smaller, while "increment" focuses on making it larger.)
Colocações
small increment
|tiny increment
|increment in price
|increment in value
|increment over last year
|measured in increments
Temas
business
|mathematics
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The software updates the progress bar in small increments as the file downloads.
- There has been a steady increment in housing costs over the last decade.
- We adjusted the temperature in five-degree increments to test the reaction.
- The project budget allows for an increment in spending each quarter.
- Traffic increased in sharp increments after the new mall opened.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- There was a small increment in the price of milk this year.
- The company saw an increment in sales last month.
- We changed the speed in tiny increments during the test.
- The tax rate rose in several increments over five years.
- The teacher noticed an increment in the students' test scores.
Nome
formal
C1
entity
2
periodic pay or salary raise
A regular rise in your pay, often every year or after you reach a goal at work.
Padrão de uso:
an increment in [someone's] salary
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse "increment" with "bonus". An increment is a permanent increase to your regular pay, while a bonus is usually a one-time extra payment.
Sinónimos
raise (More common in everyday speech and less formal; used mainly in American English for a pay increase.)
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incremental pay rise (A slightly longer, more technical phrase that highlights the regular, step-like nature of the pay increase.)
Antónimos
pay cut (Refers to a reduction in salary, the opposite of a salary increment.)
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wage freeze (Describes a situation where pay does not increase at all, contrasting with expected increments.)
Colocações
annual increment
|salary increment
|pay increment
|increment in wages
|increment on the pay scale
Temas
business
|work
|finance
Exemplos
- Employees on this contract receive an annual increment based on performance.
- After completing her training year, she moved up to the next increment on the salary scale.
- The union is negotiating for a larger cost-of-living increment.
- New staff will not receive a pay increment until they pass their probation.
- Teachers receive regular increments until they reach the top of the pay band.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Workers get an annual increment if they meet their goals.
- He is happy because he will get a salary increment next year.
- After three years, she reached the highest increment on the pay scale.
- The company stopped all pay increments during the crisis.
- Each year, they give staff a small increment in pay.
Nome
technical
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entity
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single step change amount
The exact amount you add to a number or measurement each time in a series of steps.
Padrão de uso:
an increment of [amount]
Erro comum:
Learners may think "increment" here means any change, but in technical contexts it usually refers to a fixed, clearly defined step size between values.
Sinónimos
step size (Used especially in mathematics and computing to describe the distance between values; slightly less formal and more descriptive than "increment".)
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interval (Focuses on the gap between two values; sometimes interchangeable, but broader and not always about an increase operation.)
Antónimos
decrement (The direct technical opposite, meaning the amount by which a variable is decreased in one step.)
Colocações
increment of 1
|time increment
|angle increment
|measurement increment
|fixed increment
|increment between samples
Temas
mathematics
|science
|technology
|education
Exemplos
- Set the increment to 0.1 seconds to record data more precisely.
- The graph is drawn using an x-axis increment of 5 units.
- We used a time increment of one day between observations.
- Adjust the volume in increments of two decibels for better control.
- The simulation advances the model by a fixed increment at each step.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Move the slider in increments of one unit.
- The scale shows weight in 0.5 kilogram increments.
- We measured the temperature at ten-minute increments.
- Change the value with an increment of 0.01.
- The program increases the counter by an increment of one each loop.
Verbo
technical
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action
4
to increase a number by a fixed amount
To make a number, counter, or value go up by a fixed amount, usually by one.
Padrão de uso:
to increment [a value] by [amount]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes try to use "increment" as a general verb for any kind of increase in everyday speech (e.g., *"We incremented the price"*). In non-technical contexts, it is more natural to say "raised", "put up", or "increased" instead.
Sinónimos
increase (More general and widely used; does not suggest the precise, step-by-step change often implied by "increment" in technical contexts.)
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advance (Can mean move forward or increase a value, but is broader and less tightly tied to numeric operations than "increment".)
Antónimos
decrement (Technical opposite, meaning to reduce a numeric value by a fixed amount, usually by one.)
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reset (Not a direct numeric opposite, but often used in similar contexts when a value is set back to its initial state instead of being incremented.)
Colocações
increment a counter
|increment the value
|increment by one
|auto-increment a field
|increment the index
Temas
technology
|mathematics
|science
Exemplos
- The loop increments the counter by one on each iteration.
- Please increment the version number whenever you release a new build.
- We automatically increment the ID field for each new record.
- The script increments the index until it reaches the array length.
- Click this button to increment the score manually.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The program will increment the number every second.
- You should increment the counter by one inside the loop.
- This function increments the value when you press the key.
- The system increments the user ID for each new account.
- The code increments the score after each correct answer.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
increment
IPA
GB/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
US/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
Sílabas e acento
in - cre - ment (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: increment
- Plural: increment, increments
Verb
- Base: increment
- 3rd Person Singular: increments
- Present Participle: incrementing
- Past: incremented
Família de palavras
Forms
increments
noun
incrementing
verb
incremented
verb
Core family
incremental
adjective B2
incrementally
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
decrement
noun
Expressões
by small increments
1/bˈaɪ smˈɔl ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnts/
fixed phrase
formal
changing through many small increases
Used to say that something changes slowly, moving up in many small steps instead of one big change.
Exemplos
- Their market share grew by small increments over several years.
- She improved her running time by small increments each week.
in increments of [amount]
1/ˈɪn ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnts əv əmˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
divided into equal step increases
Used to say that something changes or is measured in equal, fixed steps of a certain size.
Exemplos
- The speed can be adjusted in increments of 5 kilometers per hour.
- Please pay the loan back in increments of $100 per month.
increment and decrement
1/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt ˈænd dˈɛkɹɪmənt/
fixed phrase
technical
paired increase and decrease operations
Used in technical fields, especially computing, to talk about the two opposite actions of making a value go up (increment) or go down (decrement) by a fixed amount.
Exemplos
- Many programming languages provide simple operators for increment and decrement of variables.
- The tutorial explains how to use increment and decrement in a for-loop.