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

Cafés like Qahwah House, Haraz Coffee House and Qamaria Yemeni Coffee, all with Dearborn roots, have quadrupled locations throughout metro Detroit and expanded to places like New York, North Carolina and Texas. —Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025

Last week, the Arizona Republic reported that the outbreak had more than quadrupled in less than a month. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

Noun

Underwood has muscular dystrophy and has endured three heart attacks and a quadruple bypass. —Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025

Namely, one of their young wide receivers will have to grow into a legitimate Pro Bowl-level one who puts up quadruple-digit receiving yards on the season. —Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Adjective

The Angels’ manager lifted his shirt to show the scars from his quadruple bypass surgery. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025

Two Nashville health clinics have received a rare quadruple honor from a federal agency, ranking them in the top 10% of health centers nationwide for quality care. —Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 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