They increased my wage by three times.
They increased my wage to three times as much as previous amount.
Are there any difference between two sentences in terms of meaning?
asked Sep 26, 2021 at 19:29
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They mean the same thing: new wage = old wage x 3– gotube ♦Sep 27, 2021 at 4:28
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There is a similar question. Shortly, you can think of increase (by/to) this way: Increased by (rate of change); Incresed to (total amount);
In your setences:
- The rate of change is 3 times your previous wage, then now you have a total of: 1+3=4 wages.
- The total amount of your wage is now 3 times what it was before, so, a total of: 3 wages
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No. They both mean: new wage = old wage x 3. There's nothing about "rate of change" in the question, and even if the wage is multiplied, there's still only one wage, not three or four.– gotube ♦Sep 27, 2021 at 4:26
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The link I added talks about that, not with such terms but meaning so, rate of change/ increase in the amount of money/ x% raise, you name it. The "equation" is meant to be: "Your wage is now three times the amount it was before (the pay rise is a distinction point between old and new wage)"– DucaSep 27, 2021 at 12:06