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Definition of quadruple
quadrupled
;quadrupling
play \-p(ə-)liŋ\transitive verb
: to make four times as great or as many
intransitive verb
: to become four times as great or as numerous
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Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.
Recent Examples of quadruple from the Web
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The population of East Hampton quadruples in the summer months and the airport is flooded with visitors.
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That number has nearly quadrupled with pet owners spending $66.75 billion on their pets in 2016.
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Brinson said his medical insurance has quadrupled in recent years.
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Nationwide, opioids were involved in 33,091 deaths in 2015, and opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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HAWAII This remote monument northwest of Hawaii's main islands was created by President George W. Bush in 2006 and was quadrupled in size last year by Obama.
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HAWAII This remote monument northwest of Hawaii’s main islands was created by President George W. Bush in 2006 and was quadrupled in size last year by Obama.
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North American revenue accounted for almost two-thirds of the company’s $136 billion in sales last year, when net income quadrupled to $2.4 billion.
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Because of that message, prescriptions for painkillers like OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone) have nearly quadrupled in the United States since 1999, Juurlink said.
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Origin and Etymology of quadruple
Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus
Other Number-Related Terms
quadruple
Definition of quadruple
: a sum four times as great as another
Recent Examples of quadruple from the Web
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Sheeran’s quadruple-platinum Divide shows remarkable stamina by holding off five fast-starting new albums to clinch another ARIA chart crown.
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On the flip side, Billy Horschel made a quadruple-bogey nine on the opening hole, finding the water hazard left of the fairway off the tee.
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Davis said between 8:20 p.m. and 3:25 a.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to five separate incidents, including a quadruple shooting.
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The overnight killings included a quadruple shooting that killed two in East Baltimore, the death of a male victim found bleeding from the head near the Canton waterfront, and two separate fatal shootings in Southwest Baltimore, police said.
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Donald Trump’s early-Monday-morning quadruple tweet blitz has damaged the legal case for his executive order temporarily halting travel from six Muslim-majority nations.
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Platte County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty in the quadruple homicide of four family members whose bodies were found burned outside a home near Edgerton.
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Maluenda matched Elich's 78 in a round that included three birides and a quadruple bogey on the par-5 11th.
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In 2013, Garcia, tied for the lead on Sunday with Tiger Woods, dumped two balls into the water, made a quadruple-bogey 7 and saw his rival claim the hardware.
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Origin and Etymology of quadruple
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quadruplum, from neuter of quadruplus four times as great, from quadri- + -plus multiplied by — more at -fold
Other Number-Related Terms
quadruple
Definition of quadruple
1 : having four units or members
2 : being four times as great or as many
3 : marked by four beats per measure quadruple meter
Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
She ordered a quadruple espresso.
Recent Examples of quadruple from the Web
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Slow metabolizers younger than 50 who drink four cups per day or more had quadruple the risk of having a heart attack.
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John underwent quadruple bypass surgery at University Hospitals after that.
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Fifteen years after he was fired from Creighton, the quadruple murder trial of Anthony Garcia finally began.
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In December, Pigatti broke his left fibula wrestling in a 182-pound, quadruple overtime match at the annual Rex Whitlatch Invitational.
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Wright had a 90 percent blockage in four places and promptly had a quadruple bypass.
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First Known Use of quadruple
1557
Other Number-Related Terms
QUADRUPLE Defined for English Language Learners
quadruple
playDefinition of quadruple for English Language Learners
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: to become four times bigger in value or number
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: to cause (something) to become four times bigger
quadruple
Definition of quadruple for English Language Learners
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: four times bigger in size or amount
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: having four parts or including four people or things
QUADRUPLE Defined for Kids
Definition of quadruple for Students
quadrupled
;quadrupling
: to make or become four times as great or as many
Definition of quadruple for Students
1 : having four units or parts
2 : being four times as great or as many
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