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increase vs wage increase

wage increase vs increase

increase and wage increase both are nouns.

increase is a verb but wage increase is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
wage increase Yes No No No
As nouns, wage increase is a hyponym of increase; that is, wage increase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: the amount by which something increases
  • wage increase: the amount a salary is increased
increase (noun) wage increase (noun)
the act of increasing something the amount a salary is increased
the amount by which something increases
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) wage increase (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount
make bigger or more
Difference between increase and wage increase

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