زيد

6 تزايد ذ [ It increased, augmented, or grew, gradually; contr. of تَنَاقَصَ]. See also 1. And see 5, in two places. تزايدوا عَلَى السِّلْعَةِ [ They bade, one against another, for the commodity, or article of merchandise, successively raising the price ]: said of the people of a market when a commodity is sold to him who bids more than others. (L.) And تزايدوا فِى الثَّمَنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مُنْتَهَاهُ [ They augmented the price, one outbidding another, until it attained its utmost ]. (A, TA.)