el
masculine
/awˈmento/
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Translation
increase, rise; pay rise
Word origin
From Latin augmentum ('an increase'), from augere ('to increase, to enlarge').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- augmentum
- English cognates
- augment, auction
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralaumentos
Examples
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This month there was an increase in prices.
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The boss promised me a pay rise.
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The rise in temperature worries the scientists.
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We noticed an increase in sales this year.
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The growth of the population changed the city.
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