Meaning of incremental In English

• 0 in a series of amounts:

  • Most research proceeds by small incremental advances.

  • Changes at the newspaper are more incremental than radical.

• 1 happening gradually, in a series of small amounts:

  • We plan to make incremental improvements to our existing products.

  • The system requires fundamental reform rather than incremental change.

• 2 relating to a system in which employees receive a regular increase in the amount they are paid:

  • Staff receive incremental pay increases as they improve their knowledge and expertise.

  • There are incremental scales for the various grades of staff.

• 3 relating to the extra profit or income that comes from something such as a new business activity:

  • The company generates incremental revenue through new contracts.