increment
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INCREMENT
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a usually small amount or degree by which something is made larger or greater
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They increased the dosage of the drug in small increments over a period of several weeks.
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Fines increase in increments of $10.
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The volume is adjustable in 10 equal increments.
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(Brit) Employees receive an annual increment [=an annual raise in salary; an annual salary increase] of three percent.
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incremental changes [=changes that occur in small amounts or very gradually]
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incremental additions
— incrementally
/ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛntl̟i/ adverb-
The business grew incrementally.
