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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The developer started with a strong public market debut and a stock value of $9 billion in late 2009 that grew more than fivefold to $51 billion eight years later.
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Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2024, Americans reported $470 million in losses to text scams, more than fivefold the amount reported in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The bill, which passed in the Senate on Tuesday and now heads to the House, creates a tax exemption for fishers from western Alaskan villages and a separate provision that gives some whaling captains in the state the ability to deduct $50,000 of their expenses, a fivefold increase.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 2 July 2025
The $15 billion revenue figure from subscriptions is up fivefold since 2019, Pichai told analysts on Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earnings call.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
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Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2024, Americans reported $470 million in losses to text scams, more than fivefold the amount reported in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The bill, which passed in the Senate on Tuesday and now heads to the House, creates a tax exemption for fishers from western Alaskan villages and a separate provision that gives some whaling captains in the state the ability to deduct $50,000 of their expenses, a fivefold increase.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 2 July 2025
The $15 billion revenue figure from subscriptions is up fivefold since 2019, Pichai told analysts on Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earnings call.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Fivefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fivefold. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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