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Rates of increase and the process of increasing

uptick

noun

a small increase, especially in the price of something

increase

noun

a rise in the number, amount, or degree of something

growth

noun

an increase in the number, size, or importance of something

rise

noun

an increase in size, amount, quality, or strength

surge

noun

a sudden increase in something such as price, value, or interest

upsurge

noun

a sudden increase in something

explosion

noun

a very large increase in the size, amount, or importance of something over a very short period of time

leap

noun

a sudden increase or improvement

spurt

noun

a sudden increase in something, for example speed or development

growth

noun

an increase in the size, number, or development of a living thing

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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