growth (noun)

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• growth — noun 1 increase in sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, exponential, significant, strong ▪ the exponential growth in world population ▪ high ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• growth — ► NOUN 1) the process of growing. 2) something that has grown or is growing. 3) a tumour or other abnormal formation …   English terms dictionary

• growth ring — noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow • Syn: ↑annual ring • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon * * * noun : a layer of wood developed during any one continuous growth period; usually : annual ring …   Useful english dictionary

• growth — [ grouθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 a gain in number, etc. ▸ 2 economic increase ▸ 3 when living things grow ▸ 4 emotional development ▸ 5 something that grows ▸ 6 lump in/on living thing 1. ) singular or uncount an increase in the number, size, or importance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• growth substance — noun see growth regulator * * * growth substance noun One of a number of substances (sometimes called plant hormones) formed in plants or synthetically, that at low concentrations have specific effects on plant growth or development • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• growth stock — noun stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to • Hypernyms: ↑stock * * * noun : investment shares of a company having a steady growth in business and profits over a long period of… …   Useful english dictionary

• growth vector matrix — ˌgrowth ˈvector ˌmatrix noun [singular] MARKETING COMMERCE in corporate planning, the idea developed by Igor Ansoff in the 1960s that a company can grow by increasing its market share with its existing products, by introducing new products into… …   Financial and business terms

• growth — noun 1 INCREASE IN AMOUNT (U) an increase in amount, size, or degree: efforts to control population growth (+ in): During the 1970 s there was rapid growth in oil production and consumption. | growth rate (=the speed at which something increases… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• growth matrix — growth/​share matrix ˌgrowth/​ˈshare ˌmatrix noun [singular] MARKETING the idea that the profit obtained from a product depends on the growth rate of the particular market it is in and its share of that market. A product with high market share in …   Financial and business terms

• growth regulator — noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone • Syn: ↑phytohormone, ↑plant hormone • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology • Hypernyms: ↑plant product …   Useful english dictionary

• growth — noun Date: 1557 1. a. (1) a stage in the process of growing ; size (2) full growth b. the process of growing c. progressive development ; evolution d. increase, expansion …   New Collegiate Dictionary