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

Over the last three quarters, such prices have quadrupled, according to Counterpoint Research. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron's revenue more than quadrupled in the fiscal third quarter, the company said on Wednesday, as the memory maker continued to benefit from soaring demand tied to the artificial intelligence boom. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Noun

The free public debut of the amphitheater quadruples as World Cup watch party. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Two men who died after a quadruple shooting in North Philadelphia over the weekend were identified by police Wednesday. — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Adjective

The extensive surgery took 36 hours A Chicago woman has become only the sixth person in the U.S. to receive a quadruple organ transplant of lungs, liver and a kidney in which all four organs were needed at the same time. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

Coming into the day, EBay had a total market value that was nearly quadruple GameStop’s. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 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