sextuple

1 of 2

adjective

sex·​tu·​ple seks-ˈtü-pəl 

-ˈtyü-, 

-ˈtə-;

ˈsek-stə-pəl

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 noun

sextuple

2 of 2

verb

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

-ˈtyü-, 

-ˈtə-;

ˈsek-stə-

transitive verb

: to make six times as much or as many

intransitive verb

: to become six times as much or as numerous

Examples of sextuple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Advertisement The software company has been building its hoard of the cryptocurrency, and its stock price has more than sextupled this year. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024

Gross premiums sextupled from $20 million in 2020 to $120 million in 2021. — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + -plus multiplied by; akin to Latin -plex -plex — more at -fold

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1632, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for sextuple

• couple
• supple
• decouple
• uncouple
• thermocouple

Kids Definition

sextuple

1 of 2 adjective

sex·​tu·​ple sek-ˈst(y)üp-əl 

-ˈstəp-;

ˈsek-stəp-

1

: having six units or members

2

: being six times as great or as many

sextuple noun

sextuple

2 of 2 verb

sextupled; sextupling -(ə-)liŋ 

: to make or become six times as much or as many