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

By 2021, that number had fallen to roughly one in eight—while the share reporting no close friends at all quadrupled. — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

With three days left to go, the campaign has more than quadrupled its $50K goal. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Noun

Years after a quadruple shooting inside a Chatham home left 14-year-old Amere Deese dead alongside two other men, authorities have charged a second suspect in the killings. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Following a quadruple bypass surgery, Bel Geddes was forced to take a break from the show and did not appear in the seventh and eighth seasons. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026

Adjective

As for actually making money, Amazon's net income for the year of close to $78 billion was more than quadruple SpaceX's revenue. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 June 2026

Though quadruple organ transplants remain rare, multi-organ transplants have become more widespread in recent years as medical advances have allowed people with serious illnesses to live longer, Barth said. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026

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