noun
- an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale
- a regular increase in salary
verb
- to increase by a particular amount
Usage: formal
Examples
- The temperature rose in small increments throughout the day.
- She received an annual increment of $2,000.
- The company increments salaries based on performance.
- Each increment on the scale represents five pounds.
- The software increments the counter automatically.
- Workers expect their yearly increment next month.
- The gauge shows increments of ten degrees.