quadruple

¹qua·dru·ple

verb \kwä-ˈdrü-pəl, -ˈdrə-; ˈkwä-drə-\

qua·dru·pledqua·dru·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of QUADRUPLE

transitive verb

: to make four times as great or as many

intransitive verb

: to become four times as great or as numerous

Examples of QUADRUPLE

1. The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
2. The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
3. The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.

Origin of QUADRUPLE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with QUADRUPLE

quintuple, sextuple

²quadruple

noun

Definition of QUADRUPLE

: a sum four times as great as another

Origin of QUADRUPLE

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: 15th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with QUADRUPLE

decouple, quintuple, sextuple, uncouple

³quadruple

adjective

Definition of QUADRUPLE

1

: having four units or members

2

: being four times as great or as many

3

: marked by four beats per measure <quadruple meter>

— qua·dru·ply \-ˈdrü-plē, -ˈdrə-, -drə-\ adverb

— qua·dru·plic·i·ty \ˌkwä-dru̇-ˈpli-sə-tē\ noun

Examples of QUADRUPLE

1. She ordered a quadruple espresso.

First Known Use of QUADRUPLE

1557

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain