qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrü-pəl 
-ˈdrə-
-ˈdrə-
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling
kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
: to make four times as great or as many
: to become four times as great or as numerous
: a sum four times as great as another
1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple meter
Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
Verb
The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.
Adjective
She ordered a quadruple espresso.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
And the risk of being caught without coverage is growing, too: The number of natural disasters causing $1 billion in damage has more than quadrupled since the 1980s, according National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The line-up includes a Raimi triple bill (Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, and Drag Me to Hell) and a Black quadruple bill that will include Kiss Kiss Band Bang, The Nice Guys, The Last Boy Scout and Lethal Weapon.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
As a result, careers that align the quadruple bottom line – social, environmental, intergenerational and economic wellbeing – are viewed as more future-proof.
—Sally Percy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But after hitting that low, the shares more than quadrupled after Trump was predicted to win the presidential race by betting markets like Polymarket.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
And the risk of being caught without coverage is growing, too: The number of natural disasters causing $1 billion in damage has more than quadrupled since the 1980s, according National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
The midfielder helped lead Barcelona Femení to its first ever quadruple – winning titles in Liga F, the Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa de la Reina.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The line-up includes a Raimi triple bill (Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, and Drag Me to Hell) and a Black quadruple bill that will include Kiss Kiss Band Bang, The Nice Guys, The Last Boy Scout and Lethal Weapon.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Five people, including two juveniles, were found dead in Minnesota, in what appears to be a quadruple murder-suicide spread across two homes.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
As a result, careers that align the quadruple bottom line – social, environmental, intergenerational and economic wellbeing – are viewed as more future-proof.
—Sally Percy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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quadruple
1 of 2 verb
qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrüp-əl
-ˈdrəp-
-ˈdrəp-
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become four times as great or as many
quadruple
2 of 2 adjective1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple time
quadruple
noun
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