| (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) | |
| an increase by natural growth or addition | |
| (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment | |
| (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles | |
| (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | |
| something contributing to growth or increase | |