increase (nom)
Sens 1 : the act or process of becoming progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity). [source : MW]
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Sens 2 : something that results from or is produced by increasing: an addition
or increment: something that is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth (as
progeny, issue, offspring, produce, profit, interest). [source : MWU]