hundredfold

1 of 2

adverb

hun·​dred·​fold

: by 100 times

increased a hundredfold

increased one hundredfold

—usually preceded by a, an, or a numeral (as one, four)

hundredfold

2 of 2

adjective

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: being 100 times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount : very great

—usually preceded by a, an, or a numeral (as one, four)

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English, from hundred entry 2 + -fold

Adjective

Middle English, from hundred entry 2 + -fold

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Rhymes for hundredfold

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