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growth.

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɹoʊθ/General-American/ɡɹəʊθ/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɹʌot/
  1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

    countable · uncountable
    Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .
  2. Ellipsis of economic growth.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
    Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
  3. An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.

    countable · uncountable
    Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.
  4. The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Something that grows or has grown.

    countable · uncountable
  6. An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Frisian grēd ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.

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