増加率(ぞうかりつ)

ぞうかりつ
noun
rate of increase; growth rate
1. rate of increase; growth rate
The percentage or ratio by which something increases over a given period.
人口(じんこう)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)が低下(ていか)している。
The population growth rate is declining.
売上(うりあげ)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)は前年比(ぜんねんひ)で五(ご)パーセントだった。
The sales growth rate was five percent compared to the previous year.
感染者(かんせんしゃ)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)が先週(せんしゅう)から大幅(おおはば)に上昇(じょうしょう)した。
The rate of increase in infections has risen significantly since last week.

A compound of 増加(ぞうか) (increase) + 率(りつ) (rate). Commonly encountered in news, statistics, economics, and academic writing. Often expressed as a percentage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 年間(ねんかん)増加率(ぞうかりつ): annual growth rate
  • 人口(じんこう)増加率(ぞうかりつ): population growth rate
  • 増加率(ぞうかりつ)が高(たか)い: the growth rate is high
  • 増加率(ぞうかりつ)が鈍化(どんか)する: the rate of increase slows down
  • 前年比(ぜんねんひ)増加率(ぞうかりつ): year-on-year growth rate

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 減少率(げんしょうりつ): rate of decrease — the opposite; how fast something is declining
  • 成長率(せいちょうりつ): growth rate — often used for economic growth (GDP, etc.)
  • 伸(の)び率(りつ): growth rate; rate of expansion — commonly used in business contexts
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