fivefold
ˈfaɪvˌfoʊld
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Definition of fivefold - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
quantityequal to or having five times as many
  • The company's profits increased fivefold this year.
quintuple
2.
compositionRarecomposed of five parts or unitsRare
  • The fivefold structure of the building is unique.
quintuple

Adverb

increase factorincreased or multiplied by five
  • The production costs have risen fivefold in the past year..
quintuple
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Origin of fivefold

Old English, fif (five) + -feald (fold)

Terms with fivefold included in their meaning

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fivefold amount or quantity
fivefold increase
increased five times in amount or number
fivefold increase
increasing fivefold in number or amount

Examples of fivefold in a sentence

  • Their workload increased fivefold after the merger.
  • The recipe has a fivefold increase in ingredients.
  • The fivefold division of the book made it easy to follow.
  • The company's revenue increased fivefold over the decade.
  • The population of the town grew fivefold in ten years.

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  1. French:quintuplé, par cinq, ...
  2. German:fünffach, fünfteilig, ...
  3. Italian:quintuplo, cinque volte di più, ...
  4. Spanish:quintuplicado, cinco veces más, ...
  5. Portuguese:quíntuplo, cinco vezes mais, ...
  6. Chinese:五倍的, 五倍地, ...
  7. Japanese:5倍の, 5倍, ...
  8. Arabic:خَمْسَة أَضْعَاف, بِمِقْدار خَمْس مَرّات, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְחֻמָּשׁ, פִּי חֲמִישָׁה, ...
  10. Russian:пятикратный, пятикратно, ...
  11. Ukrainian:п'ятикратний, уп'ятеро, ...
  12. Hindi:पाँच गुना, पंचगुणा, ...

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