mount·ing

mount·ing
/ˈmaʊntıŋ/ noun, pl -ings [count]
: something on which something else is or can be attached

a mounting for an engine

a mounting for a diamond

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The company is faced with mounting [=increasing] costs.

mounting debts/tension/frustration

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