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 lowest price is more than double what fans pay for a Chiefs game ($50) and quadruple the cost of parking for a Royals game ($21). —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026

Since researchers last attempted to calculate the costs associated with dust pollution in the 1990s, the numbers overall numbers essentially quadrupled. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Noun

Couples, who had been two under to that point, finished quadruple bogey, double bogey, double bogey. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Marco Carabott had a heart attack and needed quadruple bypass surgery. —David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

Adjective

Watch the clip Future reference — no middle fingers: A Scottish player may be penalized for giving the middle finger during a quadruple bogey. —Cate Martel, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2026

Robert MacIntyre could face disciplinary action at the Masters The Scottish golfer was seen making a middle-finger gesture after a quadruple bogey on 15 MacIntrye has a history of getting pumped up during tournaments Robert MacIntyre is at it again! —Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 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