French Conversation · Level 34
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French word
accroissement
Pronunciation
IPA/akʁwasəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounincrease
Example
L'accroissement des prix inquiète les consommateurs.
The increase in prices worries consumers.
More examples
L'accroissement de la demande a obligé l'entreprise à embaucher.
The increase in demand compelled the company to hire.
Core concept
Growth shown as a larger amount, broader scale, or stronger intensity.
Common phrases
l'accroissement des prix
the price increase
un accroissement progressif
a gradual rise
l'accroissement de la demande
the increase in demand
Similar words
augmentation: An increase in amount or degree.
hausse: A rise in prices or numerical values.
croissance: Gradual growth in scale or activity that leads to development.
Definition in French
Action ou résultat d'une augmentation d'une quantité, d'une taille ou d'une intensité.
Word origin
Accroissement is a noun derived from accroître by adding -ment; the verb traces back to Latin accrescere, formed with the sense of growing.
Usage tips
- Accroissement commonly takes de before the thing that increases, as in l'accroissement des prix.
Other meanings
- expansionnoun
- growthnoun
Opposites
- diminutionreductionnoun
- baissefallnoun
Related words
- accroîtreraiseverb
- accroissantincreasingadjective