quadruple

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verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrü-pəl How to pronounce quadruple (audio) -ˈdrə- How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-

transitive verb

: to make four times as great or as many

intransitive verb

: to become four times as great or as numerous

quadruple

2 of 3

noun

: a sum four times as great as another

quadruple

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adjective

1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple meter
quadruply
kwä-ˈdrü-plē How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
adverb
quadruplicity noun

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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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 See all Example Sentences for quadruple 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quadruplum, from neuter of quadruplus four times as great, from quadri- + -plus multiplied by — more at -fold

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quadruple was in the 14th century

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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

quadruple

1 of 2 verb
qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrüp-əl How to pronounce quadruple (audio) -ˈdrəp- How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling -(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
: to make or become four times as great or as many

quadruple

2 of 2 adjective
1
: 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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