fivefold

adjective

five·​fold ˈfīv-ˌfōld  -ˈfōld 

1

: having five units or members

2

: being five times as great or as many

fivefold

ˈfīv-ˈfōld 

adverb

Examples of fivefold in a Sentence

There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

Nadella said Microsoft has seen a fivefold increase in customers building with multiple providers. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 July 2026

What's more, between 1975 and 2019, the share of American patents with co-inventors of Indian origin grew fivefold. — Anmol Goel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Their analysis found that systems designed around historic climate conditions could experience up to a fivefold increase in energy shortfalls by 2050. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Even after adjusting for inflation, Illinois’ spending on K-12 pensions has skyrocketed by roughly fivefold since the turn of the last century, ballooning to nearly 10 times the raw dollar amount spent in 2000. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fivefold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled