tenfold

adjective

ten·​fold ˈten-ˌfōld  -ˈfōld 

1

: being 10 times as great or as many

2

: having 10 units or members

tenfold

ˈten-ˈfōld 

adverb

Examples of tenfold in a Sentence

a tenfold increase in sales

Recent Examples on the Web

Federal projections indicate sea level rise in the region could rise as much as 14 inches by 2050, bringing a tenfold increase in the number of coastal flooding days. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

Since the coup in 2021, the central bank has issued 30 trillion kyat—a tenfold increase over the roughly three trillion kyat printed in 2020. —Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025

This was a nearly tenfold increase from 2015, when the agency handled only 139 million such shipments. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

McGarvey cited a roughly tenfold spike of HFPO-DA in the Ohio River near Louisville late last year. —Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tenfold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled

Kids Definition

tenfold

adjective

ten·​fold ˈten-ˌfōld 

-ˈfōld

1

: having 10 units or members

2

: being 10 times as much or as many

tenfold adverb