Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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increase | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pyramid | Yes | No | Yes | No |
increase (noun) | pyramid (noun) |
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the act of increasing something | (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases |
the amount by which something increases | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex |
a change resulting in an increase | |
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | |
a quantity that is added |
increase (verb) | pyramid (verb) |
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become bigger or greater in amount | increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base |
make bigger or more | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid |
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts | |
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal |