増額|ぞうがくzougaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbincrease (in an amount of money)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 増額する（ぞうがくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 増額します（ぞうがくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 増額しない（ぞうがくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 増額しません（ぞうがくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 増額せず・増額せぬ（ぞうがくせず・ぞうがくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 増額した（ぞうがくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 増額しました（ぞうがくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 増額しなかった（ぞうがくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 増額しませんでした（ぞうがくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 増額して（ぞうがくして） |
| Potential | 増額できる（ぞうがくできる） |
| Passive | 増額される（ぞうがくされる） |
| Causative | 増額させる（ぞうがくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 増額させられる（ぞうがくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 増額すれば（ぞうがくすれば） |
| tara | 増額したら（ぞうがくしたら） |
| Volitional | 増額しよう（ぞうがくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 増額しましょう（ぞうがくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 増額しろ（ぞうがくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym増加ぞうかNeutralA neutral word for an increase in quantity; 「増額」 is limited to amounts of money.
- Related引き上げひきあげNeutralNeutral word for hikes in prices, interest rates or wages; 「増額」 refers specifically to an increase in a sum of money.
- Related引き上げるひきあげるNeutralA verb meaning to raise, pull up or withdraw; 「増額」 is a noun and applies only to sums of money.
- RelatedアップCasualColloquial loanword for a rise or increase, as in 「給料アップ」; 「増額」 sounds more formal.
- Related上昇じょうしょうWrittenA formal, written word for a rise in position or degree; 「増額」 is limited to amounts of money.
- Related値上がりねあがりNeutralRefers to the prices of goods going up; 「増額」 suggests a sum of money deliberately increased.
- RelatedあげるNeutralA verb meaning to raise, with the widest range of uses; 「増額」 applies only to sums of money.
- Related増量ぞうりょうNeutralAn increase in quantity or volume, as in 「増量中」; 「増額」 is an increase in money.
- Related増すますWrittenA formal written verb meaning to increase or grow; 「増額」 is a noun.
- Related加増かぞうWrittenA written word for an increase; in older usage, an increase in stipend or territory; 「増額」 is used mainly for money.
- Related増ぞうWrittenA written single character for an increase, often used as a suffix; 「増額」 refers to money.
- Antonym減額げんがくWrittenA written antonym: a reduction in an amount of money, the opposite of 「増額」.
Use 「増額」 for increases in budgeted sums, wages or subsidies, as in 「予算の増額」. For hikes in prices or rates use 「引き上げ」, colloquially 「アップ」; for larger quantities use 「増量」. The opposite is 「減額」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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