increase vs expansion

expansion vs increase

increase and expansion both are nouns.

increase is a verb but expansion is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increase	Yes	No	Yes	No
expansion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, expansion is a hyponym of increase; that is, expansion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:

increase: the act of increasing something
expansion: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Other hyponyms of increase include addition, advance, rise, appreciation, surge, upsurge, augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, maximation, maximisation, maximization, exaggeration, expanding upon, accrual, accruement, accumulation, inclusion, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation, strengthening, intensification, intensification, split, split up, stock split.

increase (noun)	expansion (noun)
the act of increasing something	the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
the amount by which something increases	adding information or detail
a change resulting in an increase	a discussion that provides additional information
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
a quantity that is added

increase (verb)	expansion (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount
make bigger or more

Difference between increase and expansion

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