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

That’s nearly quadruple the overall rate of inflation. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, an administration official confirmed the United States is preparing to quadruple its beef purchases from the South American country. —Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025

Noun

The value of the industry is expected to more than quadruple, to $135 billion, by 2034. —Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025

If Congress doesn’t act, over 35,000 people in CA-45 are going to see their monthly health care costs double or even quadruple. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025

Adjective

His forthcoming novel, drawn from the Torreon Cabin death penalty trial that saw quadruple murder charges dismissed, will be released in November 2025—bringing his life’s work full circle, from courtroom to the page. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

If Rizo is a negative 100 puzzle solver, then the Kele team are hitting negative quadruple digits in that category. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 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