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