quintuple

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adjective

quin·​tu·​ple kwin-ˈtü-pəl 

-ˈtyü-,

-ˈtə- 

ˈkwin-tə-

1

: being five times as great or as many

2

: having five units or members

3

: marked by five beats per measure

quintuple meter

quintuple noun

quintuple

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verb

quintupled; quintupling kwin-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ 

-ˈtyü-,

-ˈtə-;

ˈkwin-tə-

transitive verb

: to make five times as great or as many

intransitive verb

: to become five times as much or as numerous

Examples of quintuple in a Sentence

Adjective

Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.

Verb

The town's population has quintupled in the past 50 years.

The company has quintupled the number of its employees.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

And both Kelce brothers showed their support after Swift's dad, Scott Swift, underwent quintuple bypass surgery earlier this year. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2025

The quintuple bypass procedure took place over a month ago, and Scott Swift has had a positive recovery, TMZ and People magazine confirmed. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025

Verb

Between the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of this year, Nvidia’s revenues quintupled, and its after-tax profits rose more than tenfold. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

In contrast, China’s carbon emissions have quintupled since 1990, rising by a staggering 8.8 billion metric tons since 2000 alone. —Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle French, from Medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus fifth + -plus -fold; akin to Latin quinque five — more at five, -fold

First Known Use

Adjective

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1639, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

quintuple

1 of 2 adjective

quin·​tu·​ple kwin-ˈt(y)üp-əl  -ˈtəp- 

ˈkwint-əp-

1

: having five units or members

2

: being five times as great or as many

quintuple noun

quintuple

2 of 2 verb

quintupled; quintupling -(ə-)liŋ 

: to make or become five times as great or as many