Question

What does increase mean

Answer 1

Increase- to be more significant in value, to be of more worth, to have a larger quantity.

Basically, if I said I added 2 to 5, that would be an increase.

2+5=7 7 is bigger than 5. 

If I subtracted 2 from 5, that would make a decrease in value.

5-2=3  3 is smaller than 5.

I hope this helps!
~kaikers