Increment and Reduction

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Increment noun - Something added (as by growth).

Usage example: added another big increment to the sales total this quarter

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Reduction is an antonym for increment in small step toward gain topic.

Nearby Words: increase, incremental, incrementing, incrementation, incremented

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

Usage example: there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance

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Increment is an antonym for reduction.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

low	low increment	low reduction
small	small increment	small reduction

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