growth


Definition: Meaning of, growth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡrəʊθ /

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  1. increase [singular,uncountable] an increase in amount, number, or size
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  2. business/economy [singular,uncountable] an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a country
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  3. size/strength [singular,uncountable] the development of the physical size, strength etc of a person, animal, or plant over a period of time
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  4. importance [singular,uncountable] a gradual increase in the importance or influence that something has
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  5. personal development [uncountable] the development of someone's character, intelligence, or emotions
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  6. disease [countable] a swelling on or inside a person, animal, or plant, caused by disease [↪  tumour]
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  7. growing thing [uncountable and countable] something that has grown
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growth used in phrases

  • economic growth (noun)
    1. and so a growth of national income steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy
  • growth factor (noun)
    1. a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth
  • growth hormone (noun)
    1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
  • growth hormone-releasing factor (noun)
    1. a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
  • growth industry (noun)
    1. an industry that is growing rapidly
  • growth rate (noun)
    1. the rate of increase in size per unit time
  • growth regulator (noun)
    1. botany a plant product that acts like a hormone
  • growth ring (noun)
    1. an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
  • growth stock (noun)
    1. stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
  • growth-onset diabetes (noun)
    1. severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
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