quadruple

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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

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noun

: a sum four times as great as another

quadruple

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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

In August, emergency departments in Jefferson County saw 485 visits related to COVID-19 — quadrupling from 121 visits in July and 45 visits in June, according to state data. —Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2025

Since generative AI burst onto the scene two years ago, the company’s revenue has more than tripled and its profits have quadrupled. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025

Noun

This quadruple bottom line — the minimum viable complexity for regenerative development — distinguishes prosocial AI from its more narrowly focused predecessors, which are still the central ambition of most countries. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

With the support of Fox News viewers, more than 2,000 all-terrain Trackchairs were delivered to double, triple and quadruple amputees, the Independence Fund has said. —Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Adjective

After his arrest in the quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students just 10 miles away, police looked for a possible connection to the Pullman case due to the similarities between the two home invasions. —Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025

The latest Akamai 2025 ransomware trends threat intelligence report warns that ransomware gangs have turned the dial, if not to mythical Spinal Tap levels quite yet, up to four with the introduction of quadruple extortion measures. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 5 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