Increase vs Extra - What's the difference?

Increase is a related term of extra.

As nouns the difference between increase and extra

is that increase is an amount by which a quantity is increased while extra is (cricket) a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in australia referred to as a sundry.

As a verb increase

is (of a quantity) to become larger.

As an adjective extra is

beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

As an adverb extra is

(informal) to an extraordinary degree.

increase

English

Alternative forms

* encrease

Verb

(increas)

(of a quantity) To become larger.

* Bible, Genesis vii. 17

The waters increased and bare up the ark.

* Shakespeare

The heavens forbid / But that our loves and comforts should increase , / Even as our days do grow!

To make (a quantity) larger.

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To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

* Sir M. Hale

Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.

(astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

The Moon increases .

Synonyms

* (become larger) go up, grow, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly) * (make larger) increment, raise, (informal) up

Antonyms

* (become larger) decrease, drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink * (make larger) cut, decrease, decrement, lower, reduce

Derived terms

* increasable

Noun

(en noun)

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

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For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

(knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see .

Synonyms

* (amount by which a quantity is increased) gain, increment, raise, rise

Antonyms

* (amount by which a quantity is increased) cut, decrease, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

External links

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extra

English

Adjective

(-)

Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

extra''' work; '''extra pay

(dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

Derived terms

* extraness

Adverb

(-)

(informal) To an extraordinary degree.

That day he ran to school extra fast.

Noun

(en noun)

(cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry.

An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle.

extra''', '''extra , read all about it!

A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

Derived terms

* wuxtry

Derived terms

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