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

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

Between the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of this year, Nvidia’s revenues quintupled, and its after-tax profits rose more than tenfold. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

These comments reflect international concern over the fact that Russian oil now accounts for nearly 40 percent of India's oil imports—a more than tenfold increase since before the war. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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