Definition of quadruple
: 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.
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From the start of next month, the daily Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect quota will quadruple.
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According to New York Times' Upshot, the value of the medallions quadrupled in the decade leading up to 2013.
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In fact, since 2009, the Heat have quadrupled the playoff appearances of the other teams (Panthers in 2015, Dolphins 2016) combined.
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Biotechnology stocks—together valued at more than $1 trillion at their peak—quadrupled in the four years to 2015, before falling more than a third in a year, and the wider market barely noticed.
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For some actors, their taxes nearly quadrupled under the new code.
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The Apergy transaction, announced in December, is set to be completed in May. Since Livingston took the top post, Dover quadrupled, outpacing the threefold gain in the S&P 500 Index.
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Investment by the private firm quadrupled in 2011-15 compared with the previous four years.
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In just a few days, official case counts have nearly quadrupled, according to multiple reports from The New York Times.
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Origin and Etymology of quadruple
Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus
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Before the court proceeding began, Orion Krause nodded in the direction of his father, Alexander, who was also in Ayer District Court last September when his son was first charged in the quadruple killing in the northeastern Massachusetts town.
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Chen had soared into first place by becoming the first skater in Olympic history to land five clean quadruple jumps, and a sixth with a hand down, in a long program.
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Some companies even saw international applications quadruple.
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That medicine saved her life, but the lack of blood flow to her arms and legs for several days forced a quadruple amputation.
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In 2019, King could become the first to win a quadruple-double.
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Vincent Zhou, who is not only Team USA's youngest figure skater, but also its youngest athlete, became the first to land a quadruple lutz on Olympic ice last night.
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Wearing a white tunic and skating as a character out of Japanese folklore, Abe no Seimei, a kind of soothsayer and supernatural protector, Hanyu landed a quadruple lutz for the first time in competition.
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Not big or strong enough to make quadruple jumps a significant part of his program, the 5-7, 145-pound skater instead honed his technical and artistic skills.
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Definition of quadruple
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: having four units or members
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: being four times as great or as many
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: 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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The massive operation at Southeastern Provision in Bean Station, Tennessee, came months after Trump administration officials vowed to at least quadruple work site immigration crackdowns.
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Robinson also rejected the idea that confusion is a key reason that his party now represents more than a half-million Californians — almost quadruple the next closest group in size, the state's Libertarian Party.
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In 2011, scientists snapped the first recorded image of a quadruple rainbow near Bremerhaven, Germany.
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The Gaza Strip is a small area of occupied Palestine, known as the largest open-air prison in the world, with over two million Palestinians on an area roughly double the size of Washington, D.C. with almost quadruple the population.
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Conversely, the Citizens have had a mixed fortnight, with Wigan ending their quadruple dreams with a 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup fifth round last Wednesday.
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Approval of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline and gains from the U.S. tax overhaul helped the billionaire's Energy Transfer Partners LP more than quadruple net income to $2.5 billion last year, according to an earnings report Wednesday.
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Approval of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline and gains from the U.S. tax overhaul helped the billionaire’s Energy Transfer Partners LP more than quadruple net income to $2.5 billion last year, according to an earnings report Wednesday.
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Snider notches quadruple digits: The Louisville native surpassed the 1,000-point mark in his college career with his first basket of the game.
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First Known Use of quadruple
1557
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QUADRUPLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
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: having four units or parts
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: being four times as great or as many
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