fivefold
adjective
five·fold
ˈfīv-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
Examples of fivefold in a Sentence
There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.
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Whether researchers ultimately achieve the agency’s ambitious fivefold-to-tenfold improvement remains to be seen.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Meanwhile, his phone bill and electricity bill have jumped fivefold.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Globally, economic damages from natural disasters have grown roughly fivefold as a share of GDP since the 1970s.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Meanwhile, his phone bill and electricity bill have jumped fivefold.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Globally, economic damages from natural disasters have grown roughly fivefold as a share of GDP since the 1970s.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Fivefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fivefold. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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