- expansion
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, major, massive, significant, substantial, vast▪
The company was now set for major expansion.
▪ maximum▪ dramatic, marked, remarkable, unprecedented▪an unprecedented expansion in linguistic studies at universities
▪ rapid▪ sudden▪ gradual▪ continuing, further, ongoing▪ continued, steady, sustained▪ relentless▪ current▪ future▪This is land being held for future expansion.
▪ million-dollar, 5 million-dollar, etc.▪an $80 million expansion of its Madras factory
▪ eastward, westward, etc.▪ global, international, overseas, worldwide▪ successful▪ aggressive▪The board decided to embark on aggressive overseas expansion.
▪ healthy▪ planned, proposed▪ reckless, uncontrolled▪ business, commercial, corporate (esp. AmE)▪ economic, industrial, market▪ monetary▪This will slow the rate of monetary expansion.
▪ capitalist, imperialist▪ colonial, imperial, territorial▪ military▪an unprecedented military expansion around the globe
▪ geographic (esp. AmE), geographical▪the geographical expansion of industry in the late 19th century
▪ population▪ urban▪ airport, prison (esp. AmE), etc.▪the largest prison expansion in American history
VERB + EXPANSION▪ show▪The economy is still showing healthy expansion.
▪ experience, undergo▪The museum is undergoing a major expansion.
▪ accommodate, allow, allow for, permit, provide for▪The design of the front pockets allows for expansion.
▪ be set for (esp. BrE)▪The company is set for further expansion into niche areas.
▪ call for▪ propose▪She proposed a modest expansion of unemployment benefits.
▪ plan▪They are planning a major expansion in research and development.
▪ approve, favour/favor▪The executive board has approved this expansion.
▪ encourage, facilitate, promote, support▪ drive, fuel▪Foreign investment fuelled/fueled this expansion.
▪ limit, restrict▪ slow, slow down▪ oppose▪He opposed expansion of the army and navy.
▪ block, halt, stop▪ prevent▪ embark on▪ finance, fund▪In order to finance expansion on this scale, the government has relied heavily on borrowing.
EXPANSION + VERB▪ occur, take placeEXPANSION + NOUN▪ plan, programme/programPREPOSITION▪ expansion into▪expansion into the luxury car market
▪ expansion in▪a great age of expansion in trade and science
▪ expansion to▪Russian expansion to the East and South
PHRASES▪ a period of expansion▪a period of rapid economic expansion
▪ the rate of expansion▪The rate of expansion of our overseas trade has been spectacular.
▪ potential, room, scope, etc. for expansion▪The company believes there is scope for expansion in this sector.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
