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1increase — in|crease1 W1S2 [ınˈkri:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: encreistre, from Latin increscere, from crescere to grow ] [I and T] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree ≠ ↑decrease,… …
2marked — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)kt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A marked change or difference is very obvious and easily noticed. There has been a marked increase in crimes against property... He was a man of austere habits, in marked contrast to his more flamboyant wife …
3marked — adjective a) Having a visible or identifying mark. The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus. b) Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating. e.g. in author and authoress, the latter is… …
4Marked Woman — theatrical poster Directed by Lloyd Bacon Michael Curtiz (uncredited) …
5marked — UK US /mɑːkt/ adjective ► very obvious: more/less marked »In the US, the fall has been even more marked, from 10.1 per cent in September to 6.6 per cent. a marked slowdown/increase/change »There has been a marked slowdown in revenue growth. ►… …
6marked — [ markt ] adjective ** clear and noticeable: a marked difference/change/improvement/increase in someone/something: I noticed a marked difference in Sam s behavior. in marked contrast (=in a completely different way): It s warm and sunny now, in… …
7increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …
8increase */*/*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkriːs] / US [ɪnˈkrɪs] verb Word forms increase : present tense I/you/we/they increase he/she/it increases present participle increasing past tense increased past participle increased Other ways of saying increase: be/go up to increase:… …
9marked-down — mark mark 2 verb [transitive] to put a sign on something: • You must mark all hazardous goods with international danger symbols. mark something → down phrasal verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to reduce the price of something that is bein …
10marked-up — mark mark 2 verb [transitive] to put a sign on something: • You must mark all hazardous goods with international danger symbols. mark something → down phrasal verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to reduce the price of something that is bein …
