Word
quadruple
Phoneticsquadru·ple
/kwɑˈdɹupəɫ/
Definition
v. to increase or grow until it is four times as big as it was before.
v. to increase fourfold in size, amount, or degree. Often used to describe rapid growth in financial or statistical contexts.
Examples
“The company hopes to quadruple its profits this year.”
“After the new marketing campaign launched, the number of daily visitors to the website began to quadruple within months.”
“Economists predict that if current trends in urban migration continue, the population of the coastal city could quadruple by the end of the century, straining local infrastructure.”
Examples
simple
“The company hopes to quadruple its profits this year.”
contextual
“After the new marketing campaign launched, the number of daily visitors to the website began to quadruple within months.”
complex
“Economists predict that if current trends in urban migration continue, the population of the coastal city could quadruple by the end of the century, straining local infrastructure.”
Usage
The verb can be used transitively with a direct object or intransitively to describe a subject's growth.
Real-World Examples
“Federal data shows the university had 249 international students – about 8% of the student body – in 2024, nearly quadruple the number in 2014.” “In Colombia , attacks involving weaponised drones quadrupled between 2024 and 2025.” Etymology
From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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