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

But that same stress more than quadrupled from a collective low of 20% in California’s cheapest counties. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026

The administration has quadrupled deportations in the country's interior in part by massively increasing removals of immigrants without criminal records, a recent study by the Deportation Data Project found. —Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026

Noun

As for the quadruple-digit output, a pair of electric motors direct 500 hp to the front alone. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026

Getty Images New sales certifications from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) confirm that the Eagles’ album, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), has now sold over 40 million copies and has become the first record in history to reach quadruple diamond status. —Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Adjective

Liberals were the butt of the joke just 982 times across 818 episodes, which was the first time in the study’s history that this joke count failed to reach quadruple digits. —Peter White, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025

Yes, the quadruple whammy of high food costs, a severe immigrant labor shortage, spiraling rents and shrinking waistlines drove some restaurants to close. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 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