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tripled

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtɹɪpəɫd// UK //tɹˈɪpəld// tripled

v. to become three times as big or as many as before. You can also use it when you make something three times larger yourself.

v. to increase or multiply by a factor of three. Refers to the past tense or past participle of the process of tripling; functions transitively when an agent causes the increase and intransitively when the increase occurs independently.


SIMPLE

The price of bread tripled in just one year.

CONTEXTUAL

After the new marketing campaign launched, the number of monthly subscribers tripled within a single quarter.

COMPLEX

The company's valuation tripled following the successful acquisition of its primary competitor, surprising even the most optimistic financial analysts on Wall Street.

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Usage

The verb can be used transitively ('they tripled their profits') or intransitively ('profits tripled').

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