quadruple

/kwˈɒdɹuːpəl/

/kwɑˈdɹupəɫ/

to quadruple

MAIN VERB

by ten times as much

to multiply an amount or number by four

2.1

to be multiplied by four

Quadruple

a quantity that is four times as great as another

a set of four similar things considered as a unit

synonyms : quadruplet

quadruple

four times as great or many

synonyms : four-fold

having four units or components

synonyms : four-fold

Examples

1. Two-percent growth quadruples your standard of living in 70 years.

2. In just a hundred years, the human population quadrupled.

3. During the war, plastic production in the United States quadrupled.

4. The total amount of data on Earth, since the dawn of civilization, quadrupled in just six years.