quadruple

1 of 3

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

2 of 3

noun

: a sum four times as great as another

quadruple

3 of 3

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

From January 2020 through today, Intel’s market capitalization has more than halved, while TSMC’s has more than quadrupled. —Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

In some areas of the country, wait times for a new fire truck have quadrupled from around one year to 4½ years, the complaint says. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Noun

Breakfast in America, the band’s sixth album, went quadruple platinum and won two Grammy Awards alongside an Album of the Year nomination. —Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025

This quadruple convergence is systemic and dangerous. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Adjective

Two Nashville health clinics have received a rare quadruple honor from a federal agency, ranking them in the top 10% of health centers nationwide for quality care. —Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025

In the fraction of an onscreen second, limbs stretch, outlines smudge, and objects double, triple, quadruple, or more. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025

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