increment
gb/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/ us/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
C1
Anh
~ 9000
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
formal
C1
entity
1
small or regular increase
A small or regular increase in the number or amount of something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
an increment in [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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".)
Từ trái nghĩa
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
small increment
|tiny increment
|increment in price
|increment in value
|increment over last year
|measured in increments
Chủ đề
business
|mathematics
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Danh từ
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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
an increment in [someone's] salary
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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.)
Từ trái nghĩa
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
annual increment
|salary increment
|pay increment
|increment in wages
|increment on the pay scale
Chủ đề
business
|work
|finance
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Danh từ
technical
C2
entity
3
single step change amount
The exact amount you add to a number or measurement each time in a series of steps.
Mẫu sử dụng:
an increment of [amount]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think "increment" here means any change, but in technical contexts it usually refers to a fixed, clearly defined step size between values.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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.)
Từ trái nghĩa
decrement (The direct technical opposite, meaning the amount by which a variable is decreased in one step.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
increment of 1
|time increment
|angle increment
|measurement increment
|fixed increment
|increment between samples
Chủ đề
mathematics
|science
|technology
|education
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
technical
C1
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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to increment [a value] by [amount]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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".)
Từ trái nghĩa
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
increment a counter
|increment the value
|increment by one
|auto-increment a field
|increment the index
Chủ đề
technology
|mathematics
|science
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
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IPA
GB/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
US/ˈɪŋkɹəmˌɛnt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
in - cre - ment (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: increment
- Plural: increment, increments
Verb
- Base: increment
- 3rd Person Singular: increments
- Present Participle: incrementing
- Past: incremented
Họ từ
Forms
increments
noun
incrementing
verb
incremented
verb
Core family
incremental
adjective B2
incrementally
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
decrement
noun
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.