sextuple

adjective

sex·tu·ple | \ seks-ˈtü-pəl

How to pronounce sextuple (audio)

, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈsek-stə-pəl\

Definition of sextuple

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : having six units or members

2 : being six times as great or as many

3 : marked by six beats per measure of music sextuple time

sextuple

verb

sextupled; sextupling\ seks-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ

How to pronounce sextupling (audio)

, -ˈtyü- , -ˈtə- ; ˈsek-stə- \

Definition of sextuple (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make six times as much or as many

intransitive verb

: to become six times as much or as numerous

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The legislation would also roughly double the maximum size of the EITC for working families and almost sextuple it for childless workers. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Tax cut proposal looks like no break for the middle class," 18 Oct. 2017

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The first known use of sextuple was circa 1563

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