fourfold
adjective
four·fold
ˈfȯr-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: being four times as great or as many
2
: having four units or members
Examples of fourfold in a Sentence
There has been a fourfold increase in membership this year.
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Expanding output from 5,000 to 10,000 units took only three months, representing more than a fourfold increase in production speed compared with the previous phase.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Tesla, which has a plant in Brandenburg near Berlin, posted a more than fourfold increase in new registrations in Germany in May compared with a year earlier, according to the KBA Motor Transport Authority.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
That represented more than a fourfold increase from the 70 cases in 2021.
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22 June 2026
Unemployment rose as remote work grew fourfold, the researchers write.
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Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Tesla, which has a plant in Brandenburg near Berlin, posted a more than fourfold increase in new registrations in Germany in May compared with a year earlier, according to the KBA Motor Transport Authority.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
That represented more than a fourfold increase from the 70 cases in 2021.
—
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Unemployment rose as remote work grew fourfold, the researchers write.
—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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“Fourfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourfold. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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fourfold
adjective
four·fold
-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
: being four times as great or as many
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