Increment is used in many technical fields, but also nontechnically. Incremental increases in drug dosages are used for experimental purposes. Incremental tax increases are easier to swallow than sudden large increases. Incremental changes of any kind may be hard to notice, but can be very significant in the long run. Rome wasn't built in a day, but was instead built up by increments from a couple of villages in the 10th century B.C. to the capital of the Mediterranean world in the 1st century A.D.
They increased the dosage of the drug in small increments over a period of several weeks. Fines increase in increments of $10. The volume is adjustable in 10 equal increments.
Recent Examples on the WebThe process included the creation of a tax-increment financing district to help fund the project. Elena Ferrarin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 The city and the developer have requested that the Commerce Corporation Board, which McKee chairs, add another $30 million in tax-increment financing through the state. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 But the big ticket item is tax increment financing. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 To pay upfront for the Foxconn site and infrastructure such as water pipes and road upgrades, Mount Pleasant created a special district, called a tax increment financing, or TIF, district. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced the closing of the city’s third tax increment finance district (TIF) on Wednesday afternoon. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 Defenders of the Tidewater deal often point to the fact that most of the public funding, $36.2 million between city and state, comes through what’s called tax increment financing. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 In 2013, the city approved $125 million worth of public financing for Harbor Point in what’s known as tax increment financing or TIF bonds. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2022 The project also has benefited from tax increment financing, which diverts increased property taxes from city coffers to instead pay down the debt on some infrastructure improvements. Giacomo Bologna, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incrementum, from increscere to increase