tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: being 10 times as great or as many
2
: having 10 units or members
Examples of tenfold in a Sentence
a tenfold increase in sales
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That's up from $1 billion in December, which was about a tenfold increase from a year earlier.
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Hayden Field, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The results are impressive: Microsoft's market value grew from approximately $300 billion when Nadella became CEO to over $3 trillion by early 2024—a tenfold increase during one of technology's most disruptive decades.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Imagine the acceleration potential for smaller, agile teams if even Shopify experiences a tenfold increase.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Each level represents a tenfold increase in intensity.
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Hayden Field, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The results are impressive: Microsoft's market value grew from approximately $300 billion when Nadella became CEO to over $3 trillion by early 2024—a tenfold increase during one of technology's most disruptive decades.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Imagine the acceleration potential for smaller, agile teams if even Shopify experiences a tenfold increase.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Each level represents a tenfold increase in intensity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Tenfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenfold. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having 10 units or members
2
: being 10 times as much or as many
tenfold
adverb
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