Definitions and Examples of addition, increase
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
The action or process of adding something to something else.
Example
The addition of more staff has improved the efficiency of the company.
To become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Example
The company decided to increase the salaries of its employees to retain them.
Key Differences: addition vs increase
- 1Addition refers to the act of adding something to something else, while deduction refers to the act of subtracting something from something else.
- 2Increase refers to making something bigger or greater, while deduction refers to making something smaller or lesser.
Effective Usage of addition, increase
- 1Mathematics: Use these antonyms in mathematical contexts to distinguish between addition and deduction.
- 2Business: Use these antonyms in business contexts to describe financial transactions such as deductions from salaries and additions to profits.
- 3Daily Life: Use these antonyms in daily life to express the opposite meanings of deduction, such as adding more sugar to coffee instead of deducting it.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of deduction are addition and increase. Use addition to describe the act of adding something to something else, and increase to describe making something bigger or greater. These antonyms can be used in mathematical, business, and daily life contexts to express opposite meanings of deduction.
