See Also: GROWTH(finance)
growth(dictionary)
new growth(medicine)
second growth(medicine)
Growth(medicine)
old-growth(dictionary)
growth(dictionary)
old growth(medicine)
Growth stock(finance)
multiplicative growth(medicine)

growth (oh)



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1 ?increase?
2 ?business/economy?
3 ?size/strength?
4 ?importance?
5 ?personal development?
6 ?disease?
7 ?growing thing?
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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: grow]
?INCREASE?
[singular,U] an increase in amount, number, or size
-opposite decline decline growth in/of
::We've seen an enormous growth in the number of businesses using the Web.
::the rapid growth of world population
::the recent growth of interest in African music
?BUSINESS/ECONOMY?
[singular,U] an increase in the value of goods or services produced and sold by a business or a country
-opposite decline decline
::measures to stimulate economic growth
strong/rapid/slow etc growth
::a period of rapid growth in the economy
::The company is preparing for zero growth (=no growth) this year.
growth area/industry
::Debt collection is a huge growth industry.
?SIZE/STRENGTH?
[singular,U] the development of the physical size, strength etc of a person, animal, or plant over a period of time
::Vitamins are essential for healthy growth.
::a means of stimulating plant growth
:: a growth hormone (=substance in the body that causes you to grow)
?IMPORTANCE?
[singular,U] a gradual increase in the importance or influence that something has
growth of
::Cinemas declined with the growth of television.
?PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT?
[U] the development of someone's character, intelligence, or emotions
::A loving home is essential for a child's personal growth .
emotional/intellectual/spiritual etc growth
::the journey toward spiritual growth
?DISEASE?
[C] a swelling on or inside a person, animal, or plant, caused by disease
-see also tumour tumour
::a cancerous growth
growth on
::a growth on his lung
?GROWING THING?
[U and C] something that has grown
::Feed the plants to encourage new growth.
::His chin bore a thick growth of stubble.