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

Artificial intelligence startup Mercor announced on Monday a new Series C round that values the company at $10 billion, a fivefold increase since its last raise in February. —Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025

Over the last year, the startup has seen its membership grow tenfold and its revenue grow fivefold. —Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

By the end of this decade, some 70,000 satellites may reside in LEO, according to industry growth predictions, representing a more than fivefold increase compared to the 2019 situation. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025

Our platform data revealed a staggering fivefold year-on-year growth in global RCS traffic, with a 14-fold increase in North America alone, largely attributed to Apple’s support for RCS in iOS 18. —Ivan Ostojić, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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