This is the 3215th most frequent Japanese word.
増大
Increase; expansion.
Here, '増大' is used to describe an increase or enlargement, specifically regarding 'stress' ('ストレス'). It implies a growth or escalation in magnitude or amount.
ストレスの増大により健康に影響が出る可能性があります。
The increase in stress may affect health.
In this sentence, '増大' indicates the growth or intensification of 'sales' ('売上'), showing an intended positive economic improvement.
企業は売上の増大を目指して新しい戦略を採用しました。
The company adopted a new strategy aiming for sales increase.
'増大' here refers to the augmentation of 'usage' ('使用量'), carrying a neutral to negative connotation related to over-utilization.