growth

noun6

1. •
   the process by which something becomes larger, stronger or worth more

   • Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .
2. •
   An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.

   • Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.
3. •
   The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
4. •
   Ellipsis of economic growth.

   • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
5. •
   Something that grows or has grown.

   • Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies. — 2025
6. •
   An abnormal mass such as a tumor.