expansion
n. C / Un. the act of becoming bigger or making something larger. You use this when a business grows or when something physically spreads out.
n. the action of becoming larger or more extensive; the process of increasing in size, volume, or scope.
The company is planning an expansion into new markets.
Rapid economic expansion often leads to higher employment rates but can also cause prices to rise quickly.
The sudden expansion of the tech sector created a vacuum in the labor market, forcing traditional firms to increase their benefits packages to retain talent.
Borrowed from French expansion, from Latin expānsiō. By surface analysis, expand + -sion.
Uncountable when referring to the general process of growing; countable when referring to a specific instance of growth or a new addition.
the expansion for the businessthe expansion of the businessWhen describing what is growing, use the preposition 'of' rather than 'for'.