incrementar

to increase

verb een-kreh-mehn-TAHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin incrementare, from incrementum (growth, increase).

Also means

to increment

Usage Note

Incrementar is slightly more formal than aumentar and is preferred in economic, scientific, and bureaucratic contexts: incrementar el presupuesto (to increase the budget). The reflexive incrementarse is used when the subject itself grows: el precio se incrementó un 5% (the price increased by 5%). The noun incremento (increase, increment) is common in statistics and finance. Aumentar remains the more everyday synonym.

Examples

"El gobierno quiere incrementar el salario mínimo."

Natural Translation

The government wants to increase the minimum wage.

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