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

Their lifestyle and purchasing power remain constant, yet their loan payment quadruples in real dollars. —Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The shift could be a speed bump for an industry which Boeing projects to quadruple through 2043. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025

Noun

With faith in himself, the Frenchman took just one touch to set himself up and then fired past Thibaut Courtois to extend Barca’s dream of lifting a quadruple this season. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The 20-year-old skater, who was born in Fairfax, Va., landed a quadruple Axel and five other quadruple jumps to claim the men's title by a commanding margin. —Lawrence Yee, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025

Adjective

More: War 'broke' Army veteran before quadruple murder of mom, 3 kids, defense says When will Jeffrey Hutchinson be executed? —James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025

Saturday brings a quadruple header of Stanley Cup Playoffs action, including the first elimination game of the postseason. —Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 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