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doubling, sharp increase
An increase to twice the original amount, or more broadly, a dramatic increase in quantity or intensity.
売上が倍増した。
Sales doubled.
予算を倍増させる計画がある。
There is a plan to double the budget.
防衛費の倍増をめぐって国会で議論が続いている。
Debate continues in the Diet over doubling the defense budget.
Often used in business, economic, and political contexts. Both the intransitive (倍増する) and the transitive/causative (倍増させる) forms are common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 売上が倍増する (sales double)
- 予算を倍増させる (double the budget)
- 生産量の倍増 (doubling of production)
- 所得倍増計画 (income doubling plan)