quadruple

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verb

qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrü-pəl How to pronounce quadruple (audio) -ˈdrə- How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
-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

2 of 3

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 How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
adverb
quadruplicity 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
The director noted that gallery space at the La Jolla museum had quadrupled and that visitor amenities had expanded. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 The sale brought in more than fifteen million dollars, nearly quadruple the high estimate. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 Their pledge builds on an announcement in September from 25 governors, who vowed to quadruple heat pump installation in their states by 2030. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024 In a response to increased reckless driving in Milwaukee, in recent years police have nearly tripled the number of vehicle pursuits officers engage in, which has quadrupled the number of crashes associated with them. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 The payments began in 1965 to help address the financial demands placed on the City due to the presence of the University—but that amount hasn’t been adjusted in 59 years, despite the fact the enrollment quadrupled during that time. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Voters weigh mansion taxes On March 19, Chicago voters will weigh the mayor’s plan to triple the current real estate transfer tax on residential and commercial property sales between $1 million and $1.5 million and quadruple the tax for properties above $1.5 million to fund homelessness services. Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024 The pavement management plan calls for the city to quadruple annual spending on road repair for the next eight years so the city’s rating can rise back to 70, which is considered the industry standard. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024 The number of Americans who live in multigenerational households has quadrupled since 1971, thanks in part to the rising cost of living. Jasmine Li, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Noun
Those wins set up Liverpool's tilt at a quadruple of major trophies that season, only to be beaten to the Premier League title by a point by City and then lose the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 That’s quadruple the offer from June, when the agency first asked the public for help in the case. Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023 Nine months after the King Road quadruple homicide rocked North Idaho, the University of Idaho has already blown through the $1 million in state funding allocated to support additional security measures, according to records provided to Idaho's Legislative Services Office by the university. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2023 The orthogonal-diode arrangement, by virtue of is comparable simplicity, also achieves faster readouts than more complex quadruple or other elaborate photodiode structures. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2024 Does a double name turn into a triple, or even a quadruple? Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2024 The price tag is eye-watering: Investment in energy-transition technologies were $1.3 trillion last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernmental group, and that needs to at least quadruple to avoid a level of warming that scientists say would be catastrophic. Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023 The quadruple killing unfolded Sunday afternoon in a southeast Dallas neighborhood. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023 Since sinking below $30 in late 2022, its price has jumped to $44 as of August 31, good for a 44% gain that’s quadruple the S&P’s advance in the same period. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
Adjective
Despite the troubles of the American Fujian Association, Consul General Zhu chose to meet there with community leaders days after the quadruple murder, according to photos, media reports and a participant in the meeting at the association. Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024 Today’s poll puts that figure at 33%, and that nearly quadruple increase was seen among all voters, with some demographics showing bigger gains than others. David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 Over the next five years in Europe, sales of EVs are expected to more than quadruple from about 2 million in 2023 to over 9 million by 2030. Neil Winton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Judge also denied a motion to dismiss the quadruple murder charges against Kohberger, citing potential delays to the case, and denied a defense request to appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2024 The wrongly accused were subjected to quadruple penalties and many experienced aggressive collection techniques such as wage garnishment and seizure of income tax refunds that in some cases led to personal bankruptcy. Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024 Police in Chicago are investigating a quadruple homicide after officials said a mother and her three adult daughters were found fatally shot inside a home Sunday. USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 Police are investigating a quadruple homicide in Birmingham, Alabama. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024 Friends of Mullins continue to send out calls for help as Mullins learns how to live life as a quadruple amputee. Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of quadruple was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

quadruple

1 of 2 verb
qua·​dru·​ple kwä-ˈdrüp-əl How to pronounce quadruple (audio) -ˈdrəp- How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling -(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce quadruple (audio)
: 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

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