quadruple

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verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrü-pəl  -ˈdrə- 

ˈkwä-drə-

quadrupled; quadrupling kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ 

-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

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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 

-ˈdrə-;

ˈkwä-drə-

adverb

quadruplicity

ˌkwä-dru̇-ˈpli-sə-tē 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Colby Parkinson became one of Stafford’s primary targets and scored eight touchdowns, quadrupling his previous career best. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The speed of his development is reflected in how, after spending only one season in Belgium, Sint-Truiden quadrupled their money by selling him to Parma. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Noun

The Bobcats beat Jacksonville State in quadruple overtime Saturday, so there are positive signs for first-year coach John Hauser. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Two people linked to a quadruple shooting that killed two people in North Carolina have died while trying to outrun troopers in Ohio, according to police in Gaston County. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Meeting the ambitious benchmark would mean that launches – many of which are to deploy military payload to orbit – would more than quadruple from today, when about 200 rockets get off the ground per year. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

In 2022, the lab processed more than 100 pieces of physical evidence in the quadruple homicide that left four University of Idaho students dead, the Statesman previously reported. — Rose Evans august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for quadruple

• duple
• pupal
• pupil
• scruple

Kids Definition

quadruple

1 of 2 verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrüp-əl  -ˈdrəp- 

ˈkwäd-rəp-

quadrupled; quadrupling -(ə-)liŋ 

: 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