quin·tu·ple
kwin-ˈtü-pəl 
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-
ˈkwin-tə-
1
: being five times as great or as many
2
: having five units or members
3
: marked by five beats per measure
quintuple meter
quintuple
noun
quintupled; quintupling
kwin-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈkwin-tə-
: to make five times as great or as many
: to become five times as much or as numerous
Examples of quintuple in a Sentence
Adjective
Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.
Verb
The town's population has quintupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quintupled the number of its employees.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
Rossington went on to have quintuple bypass surgery in 2003, suffered a heart attack in 2015 and then underwent numerous heart surgeries, having left Lynyrd Skynyrd in summer 2021 to recover from one of those procedures.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
But as writer, director, editor, producer, and star of Lingua Franca, quintuple-threat Sandoval has crafted one of the most unforgettable movies of the year, a quiet but startling snapshot of a woman’s life that feels intimate and complex, all while inexorably enmeshed in larger social context.
—Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Throughout his life, the instrumentalist experienced various health issues, having quintuple heart bypass surgery in 2003 and a heart attack in 2015.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
Rossington had dealt with serious health issues in recent years, including emergency heart surgery in 2021, almost two decades after undergoing quintuple bypass surgery in 2003.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
This is despite having quintuple-bypass surgery in 2010 and a defibrillator implanted after a 2018 heart attack.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2023
King himself was plagued with health issues in his later years that included several heart attacks, and a quintuple bypass surgery in 1987.
—Kim Lyons, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2021
The quintuple-feature starred a towering thunderhead, a menacing shelf cloud, a vibrant rainbow, a glorious sunset and concluded with a fireball that shot across the night sky.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
Robert Hart, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In the second half of that year, the number of final orders granted by judges more than quintupled (in New York, a judge can approve a temporary ERPO immediately, but a final order is granted only after a hearing).
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Over the past four months, that number has quintupled, transforming its landscape into a sea of tents.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
This interest is quintupled by Black women, and other women with textured hair - the target audience of this brand.
—Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But last year the state quintupled its contribution, upping funding to $5 million to be spent on buildings, communities and sites that are integral to Maryland’s African American experience.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
If the two processes didn’t balance—say if silicate weathering didn’t exist—then the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere would quintuple every million years, Caves Rugenstein told me, leading to runaway heating, as seen on the planet Venus.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
Chip shot Few companies dominate their industry like chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and in the five years through January 2022, its stock nearly quintupled.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
While its share price quintupled from March to October 2020, the stock has since retreated to pre-pandemic levels.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2023
Adjective
Case study data also showed plans to more than quintuple investments in new construction projects during the next one-to-two years.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
Rossington went on to have quintuple bypass surgery in 2003, suffered a heart attack in 2015 and then underwent numerous heart surgeries, having left Lynyrd Skynyrd in summer 2021 to recover from one of those procedures.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
But as writer, director, editor, producer, and star of Lingua Franca, quintuple-threat Sandoval has crafted one of the most unforgettable movies of the year, a quiet but startling snapshot of a woman’s life that feels intimate and complex, all while inexorably enmeshed in larger social context.
—Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Throughout his life, the instrumentalist experienced various health issues, having quintuple heart bypass surgery in 2003 and a heart attack in 2015.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
Rossington had dealt with serious health issues in recent years, including emergency heart surgery in 2021, almost two decades after undergoing quintuple bypass surgery in 2003.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
This is despite having quintuple-bypass surgery in 2010 and a defibrillator implanted after a 2018 heart attack.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2023
King himself was plagued with health issues in his later years that included several heart attacks, and a quintuple bypass surgery in 1987.
—Kim Lyons, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2021
The quintuple-feature starred a towering thunderhead, a menacing shelf cloud, a vibrant rainbow, a glorious sunset and concluded with a fireball that shot across the night sky.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
Verb
Viking’s share price, which sits just under $90 per share at the time of writing, has nearly quintupled from the start of the year.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In the second half of that year, the number of final orders granted by judges more than quintupled (in New York, a judge can approve a temporary ERPO immediately, but a final order is granted only after a hearing).
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Over the past four months, that number has quintupled, transforming its landscape into a sea of tents.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
This interest is quintupled by Black women, and other women with textured hair - the target audience of this brand.
—Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But last year the state quintupled its contribution, upping funding to $5 million to be spent on buildings, communities and sites that are integral to Maryland’s African American experience.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
If the two processes didn’t balance—say if silicate weathering didn’t exist—then the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere would quintuple every million years, Caves Rugenstein told me, leading to runaway heating, as seen on the planet Venus.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
Chip shot Few companies dominate their industry like chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and in the five years through January 2022, its stock nearly quintupled.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
While its share price quintupled from March to October 2020, the stock has since retreated to pre-pandemic levels.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Quintuple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintuple. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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quintuple
1 of 2 adjective
quin·tu·ple
kwin-ˈt(y)üp-əl
-ˈtəp-
-ˈtəp-
ˈkwint-əp-
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
quintuple
noun
quintuple
2 of 2 verb
quintupled; quintupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become five times as great or as many
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