qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrü-pəl 
-ˈdrə-
-ˈdrə-
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling
kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
: to make four times as great or as many
: to become four times as great or as numerous
: a sum four times as great as another
1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple meter
Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
Verb
The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.
Adjective
She ordered a quadruple espresso.
Recent Examples on the Web
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Rent the Runway, which languished as a penny stock less than two months ago, quadrupled its share price last week thanks, in part, to two letters: AI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The absolute pouch-usage numbers are still not that high, but sales have more than quadrupled from late 2019 to early 2022.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Read More: The 3 Most Important AI Policy Milestones of 2023
The number of AI workers in the UAE quadrupled to 120,000 from 2021 to 2023, Al Olama recently told Bloomberg.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2024
When those interest rates more than quadrupled, the balance sheets of many insurers were bloodied.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
But the number of complaints about car and truck horns appears to have nearly quadrupled in the decade since the signs came down.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The company continues to invest in solar, wind and battery power and has outlined $6.8 billion in spending that will add 3,800 megawatts of new renewable energy in the next five years, more than quadrupling its carbon-free generating power.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. surged during the conflict’s first three months, more than quadrupling compared to the year prior, according to data collected by the Anti-Defamation League.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
Even the employee who triple and quadruple checks their work cannot avert the occasional embarrassing error.
—Frayda Leibtag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
That figure would more than quadruple if Lesko is successful in her bid for the Board of Supervisors.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
That was already more than quadruple what EdChoice had cost a decade earlier.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
Malinin, meanwhile, successfully completed a quad Axel and five other quadruple jumps on Saturday.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
With her team chasing the quadruple this season, and with the Women’s League Cup final against Arsenal on Sunday, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes opted to use the depth in her squad for the second-leg tie in London.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Amid injuries across the squad, coach Jürgen Klopp is praying the 31-year-old recovers as quickly as possible, with up to 22 games remaining if Liverpool threatens to pull off a stunning quadruple this season.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Those wins set up Liverpool's tilt at a quadruple of major trophies that season, only to be beaten to the Premier League title by a point by City and then lose the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
—Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Ben Church, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The man police said fired into the crowd that night was later killed in a quadruple homicide, in which investigators said four people in the same car shot each other after a drug deal went wrong.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
Make that a quadruple one, because Rivera possessed the elusive quality known as charisma that is necessary to drive cabaret acts and variety shows.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Spieth, the 2015 champion who owns a stellar Masters record, struggled to complete his first round Friday morning, posting a 7-over 79 that included a quadruple bogey 9 on the par-5 15th hole.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The few hotel rooms available were going for triple or quadruple normal rates.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The most expensive meal is named after the eatery and includes two quadruple cheeseburgers, a side of fries and a drink.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is forecast to more than quadruple to 422,000 by 2054, according to Census figures analyzed by Pew Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Mikan matches Rhode Island in offensive output and his teammates add another 44 for a final score of 97-53.
1953 — Rookie Bob Cousy sets an NBA record with 50 points and leads the Boston Celtics to a 111-105 victory over the Syracuse Nationals in a quadruple overtime playoff game.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Verb
Shell is hoping to quadruple the size of its global EV charging network to more than 200,000 points by 2030.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Rent the Runway, which languished as a penny stock less than two months ago, quadrupled its share price last week thanks, in part, to two letters: AI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The absolute pouch-usage numbers are still not that high, but sales have more than quadrupled from late 2019 to early 2022.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Read More: The 3 Most Important AI Policy Milestones of 2023
The number of AI workers in the UAE quadrupled to 120,000 from 2021 to 2023, Al Olama recently told Bloomberg.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2024
When those interest rates more than quadrupled, the balance sheets of many insurers were bloodied.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
But the number of complaints about car and truck horns appears to have nearly quadrupled in the decade since the signs came down.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The company continues to invest in solar, wind and battery power and has outlined $6.8 billion in spending that will add 3,800 megawatts of new renewable energy in the next five years, more than quadrupling its carbon-free generating power.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. surged during the conflict’s first three months, more than quadrupling compared to the year prior, according to data collected by the Anti-Defamation League.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
Under the Biden administration, there have been 6.4 million encounters outside official ports of entry along the southern border so far, with the yearly average more than quadruple that of the Trump administration, according to a Monitor analysis of CBP data.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
Even the employee who triple and quadruple checks their work cannot avert the occasional embarrassing error.
—Frayda Leibtag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
That figure would more than quadruple if Lesko is successful in her bid for the Board of Supervisors.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
That was already more than quadruple what EdChoice had cost a decade earlier.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
Malinin, meanwhile, successfully completed a quad Axel and five other quadruple jumps on Saturday.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
With her team chasing the quadruple this season, and with the Women’s League Cup final against Arsenal on Sunday, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes opted to use the depth in her squad for the second-leg tie in London.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Amid injuries across the squad, coach Jürgen Klopp is praying the 31-year-old recovers as quickly as possible, with up to 22 games remaining if Liverpool threatens to pull off a stunning quadruple this season.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Those wins set up Liverpool's tilt at a quadruple of major trophies that season, only to be beaten to the Premier League title by a point by City and then lose the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
—Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Related article Liverpool’s quadruple dream comes to an end in FA Cup quarterfinal thriller against Manchester United
Under Arteta, Arsenal looks rejuvenated and has continued to prove itself amid plenty of doubters this season.
—Ben Church, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The man police said fired into the crowd that night was later killed in a quadruple homicide, in which investigators said four people in the same car shot each other after a drug deal went wrong.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
Make that a quadruple one, because Rivera possessed the elusive quality known as charisma that is necessary to drive cabaret acts and variety shows.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Spieth, the 2015 champion who owns a stellar Masters record, struggled to complete his first round Friday morning, posting a 7-over 79 that included a quadruple bogey 9 on the par-5 15th hole.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The few hotel rooms available were going for triple or quadruple normal rates.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The most expensive meal is named after the eatery and includes two quadruple cheeseburgers, a side of fries and a drink.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is forecast to more than quadruple to 422,000 by 2054, according to Census figures analyzed by Pew Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Mikan matches Rhode Island in offensive output and his teammates add another 44 for a final score of 97-53.
1953 — Rookie Bob Cousy sets an NBA record with 50 points and leads the Boston Celtics to a 111-105 victory over the Syracuse Nationals in a quadruple overtime playoff game.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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quadruple
1 of 2 verb
qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrüp-əl
-ˈdrəp-
-ˈdrəp-
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become four times as great or as many
quadruple
2 of 2 adjective1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple time
quadruple
noun
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