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quadruple
[ kwo-droo-puhl, -druhp-uhl, kwod-roo-puhl ]
adjective
- fourfold; consisting of four parts:
a quadruple alliance.
- four times as great.
- Music. having four beats to a measure.
noun
- a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
- something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages:
the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become four times as great:
To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.
quadruple
/ kwɒˈdruːpəl; ˈkwɒdrʊpəl /
verb
- to multiply by four or increase fourfold
adjective
- four times as much or as many; fourfold
- consisting of four parts
noun
- a quantity or number four times as great as another
Derived Forms
- ˈܱܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·p·Ա noun
- ܲ·p adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
Example Sentences
Sri Lanka’s annual exports of fins quadrupled in the last decade, according to UN Comtrade data, with 110 tons exported in 2023, primarily to Hong Kong, compared with just 28 tons in 2013.
"They are not stopping, they are a train and when they are on it, you can't stop them. They will be thinking 'we want that quadruple and we are not going to stop'."
His lawyer has said the actor has had quadruple bypass surgery, suffers from diabetes and "gets exhausted very very quickly".
However, the government said spending on the cards had quadrupled in the past four years without enough scrutiny.
Bompastor's side remain on course to win a quadruple and will not want to lose ground in any competition.
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