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Definition of eightfold
1 : having eight units or members
2 : being eight times as great or as many an eightfold increase
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Examples of eightfold in a Sentence
There has been an eightfold increase in membership in the past year.
Recent Examples of eightfold from the Web
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Nearly 800,000 vinyl records were sold in Japan last year, Nikkei reported, an eightfold increase from 2010.
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But Secor’s data showed that sidewinders could increase their metabolism by almost eightfold — a bigger jump than anyone had seen in any species.
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That comes after numerous Republicans across the ideological spectrum raised concerns about a Congressional Budget Office analysis that estimated about an eightfold increase in premiums for a 64-year-old making about $25,000 a year.
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First Known Use of eightfold
before 12th century
EIGHTFOLD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of eightfold for English Language Learners
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: eight times as great or as many
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