Qnot counting /not kauntH]/especially
spoken use this to make it clear exactly which people or things you do not want to include in a totaclass="underline" Jane's been away for a week now, not counting today. 1 I get 25 days' holiday a year, not counting public holidays.
INCREASE
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when a number or amount gets bigger
when a feeling gets stronger when something happens more often
see also crow, big, more
when a number or amount gets bigger
increase m'kriis/ [у I] to become larger in number, amount, price, value etc: Gradually the noise and traffic increased as they approached the city.
increase by 10%/$100/2 million etc (=by a difference of 10% etc) The price of cigarettes has increased by 30% in the last two years.
increase to $1000/2 million etc (=to reach a total of $1000 etc) The number of unemployed is expected to increase to four million by 2001. increase in number/value an investment
that is certain to increase in value increase considerably/greatly/enor- mously The use of mobile phones has
increased enormously over the past two
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years.
'A Don't use increase about the level or standard of something. Use go up or rise: The standard of living has risen (not 'increased').
increasing .m'krisiq/ [adj only before noun] An increasing range and variety of health foods are now available. an increasing number o/Ancreasing numbers of Increasing numbers of North American trees are being damaged by acid rain.
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go a pi rise /.g^u 'лр, raiz (t» IJ to increase
- use this about numbers, prices, or temperatures etc, but also about the level or standard of something: My rent's gone up again. It's £100 a week now. I Spending on education has risen rapidly in recent years. I With more and more cars on the road, pollution levels are rising steadily.
+ by 10%/$500 etc (=by a difference of 10% etc) House prices went up by 20% last year. I Sa/aries have risen by 50%
since 1987.
+ to $1000/10 million etc In summer temperatures often rise to 40°. I The
average price of a loaf of bread has gone up from 26p to 60p. rising - rose - have risen
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! z_lA uo up is more common in spoken ! English than increase or rise.
^ Don't confuse raise (=make something
rise) with rise (=become more), * •
rising /raizir]/ \adj only before noun] increasing - use this about prices, numbers etc or about the level or standard of something: His ing fuel costs have forced many airlines to put up the price of air tickets. I the country's rising standard of living
rising unemployment/crime/in/lation
(=when problems increase and become more serious) a period of economic difficulty and rising unemployment
9TOW jgrwj [и I] to increase gradually over
a period of time - use this about numbers or amounts, or about the total amount cf business activity or trade. Sales of пеш cars have grown steadily since 1990. I
China's economic output continues to
grow at a remarkable annual rate. grow by 10%/5000 etc (=by a difference of 10% etc) Last year, our profits grew by
£50,000.
growing - grew - have grown
growing /'greuirj/ \adj only before noun] Growing numbers of women are choosing to give birth at home.
double /dAlwl/ [v I| to become twice as big: The price of electricity nas almost doubled in less than three years.
shoot up yjuit 'др/ [phrasal verb I) to
INCREASE
increase quickly and suddenly - use this
especially about prices, costs, or amounts of money: Water charges have shot up by 35% in only 12 months. + from ... to ... Profits shot up from
$4000 to $34,000 last year.
Efl when a feeling gets stronger
growing graoii]/ [adj only before noun) growing doubts/fears/interest/opposition etc doubts, fears etc that are gradually becoming stronger: women's grow ing interest in football I I listened to his story with growing disbelief.
grow /grau./ [и I] if a feeling grows, it gradually becomes stronger: Her confidence grew, and soon she was able to go out driving on her own, I f ears are growing for the safety of the missing children. growing - grew - have grown
increase in kriis' [и 1] to become stronger - use this especially about a feeling that a lot of people have: The excitement is increasing inside the stadium as we wait for the teams to come out onto the field. I The President's popularity has increased enormously since the war. increasing [adj only before noun] There is increasing uncertainty about the
company's future.
build up bild др/1 phrasal verb I] if a bad feeling such as anger builds up,-it gradually increases, until it makes you decide to do something: The pressure built up over the year, and eventually I had to leave my job. I I could feel the anger building up inside me.
mounting /maontiq/ [adj only before noun] mounting anger/excitement/ concern anger, excitement etc that is quickly increasing and becoming very strong: There is mounting concern about the use of guns by criminals.
H when something
happens more often
increase .m'kriis/ [v I] if an activity increases, it happens more often, and so it affects more and more people or situations: Smoking is increasing among teenage girls.
be on the increase /bi:,on6i 'igkriis/if
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a problem in society is on the increase,
it is happening more and more often: Drug taking is on the increase, i Poverty and homelessness seem to be on the increase again.
В to make something increase
increase /in'kriis/ [и T) to make something
increase: We must increase the amount of money that we spend on education. I Smoking increases the risk of getting lung cancer, I Mandela's imprisonment increased the opposition to white rule in South Africa.
+ from ... to ... The company is increasing its workforce from 350 to 500.
put up /pot 'лр; |phrasal verb T] to increase the prices, taxes, or rents people have to pay