quadruple

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verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrü-pəl  -ˈdrə- 

ˈkwä-drə-

quadrupled; quadrupling kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ 

-ˈdrə-;

ˈkwä-drə-

transitive verb

: to make four times as great or as many

intransitive verb

: to become four times as great or as numerous

quadruple

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noun

: a sum four times as great as another

quadruple

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adjective

1

: having four units or members

2

: being four times as great or as many

3

: marked by four beats per measure

quadruple meter

quadruply

kwä-ˈdrü-plē 

-ˈdrə-;

ˈkwä-drə-

adverb

quadruplicity

ˌkwä-dru̇-ˈpli-sə-tē 

noun

Examples of quadruple in a Sentence

Verb

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.

Adjective

She ordered a quadruple espresso.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

To be sure, the jump in tariff revenue from 2024 to 2025 is considerable, roughly triple or quadruple the level from the year before, as calculated by Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok in September (as shown below). —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025

Used primarily to feed livestock, the beans facilitated an enormous increase in per capita animal protein consumption, which quadrupled from less than 10kg in the 1970s to 66kg by 2014. —Time, 3 Dec. 2025

Noun

Among the violent encounters was a quadruple that left two dead and two injured, and a shooting that injured a 17-year-old. —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Meade was represented by Anne Taylor, who also represented Bryan Kohberger in the University of Idaho quadruple homicide case. —Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

Adjective

In 1988, at age 47, Cheney underwent a quadruple bypass operation to help restore blood flow to his heart following his third heart attack. —William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025

So, between lockable zippers, anti-slash fabric, and RFID blockers, the right bag needs to pull quadruple duty in protecting your belongings. —Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quadruplum, from neuter of quadruplus four times as great, from quadri- + -plus multiplied by — more at -fold

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quadruple

• duple
• pupal
• pupil
• scruple

Kids Definition

quadruple

1 of 2 verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrüp-əl  -ˈdrəp- 

ˈkwäd-rəp-

quadrupled; quadrupling -(ə-)liŋ 

: to make or become four times as great or as many

quadruple

2 of 2 adjective

1

: having four units or members

2

: being four times as great or as many

3

: marked by four beats per measure

quadruple time

quadruple noun