Meanings

natural increase

to gain weight

increment

tax increase proposal

to add to the staff

reprinting

budget of padded (empty) figures

to gain in quantity

increase in population

rate of increase

extra (special) issue (e.g. of a magazine)

woman well past her prime

push-pull amplifier

military build-up

third-party allocation of shares

slight increase

thickener

increase

young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.

to continue to increase