increment

UK: /ˈɪnkrɪmənt/

US: /ˈɪnkrəmənt, ˈɪŋ-/

US: (in′krə mənt, ing′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cre•ment /ˈɪnkrəmənt, ˈɪŋ-/   n. [countable]

1. something added or gained.
2. an amount by which something increases:
   salary increments of $1,000 a month.
3. one of a series of regular additions:
   deposits in increments of $500.

in•cre•men•tal /ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl, ɪŋ-/  adj.: 

There were small, incremental changes in that stock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cre•ment  (in′krə mənt, ing′-), n. 

1. something added or gained; addition;
   increase.
2. Business profit;
   gain.
3. the act or process of increasing;
   growth.
4. an amount by which something increases or grows:
   a weekly increment of $25 in salary.
5. one of a series of regular additions:
   You may make deposits in increments of $500.
6. [Math.]
   • Mathematics the difference between two values of a variable;
     a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
   • Mathematics the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.

• Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent. to incrē(scere) to grow (see increase) + -mentum -ment
• late Middle English 1375–1425

in•cre•men•tal  (in′krə men′tl, ing′-), adj.  in′cre•men′tal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

increment / ˈɪnkrɪmənt/ noun

1. an increase or addition, esp one of a series
2. the act of increasing; augmentation
3. a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δx or Δf

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin incrēmentum growth, increase