eightfold

adjective

eight·​fold ˈāt-ˌfōld How to pronounce eightfold (audio) -ˈfōld How to pronounce eightfold (audio)
1
: having eight units or members
2
: being eight times as great or as many
an eightfold increase
eightfold adverb

Examples of eightfold in a Sentence

There has been an eightfold increase in membership in the past year.
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Private health care facilities, in particular, grew eightfold. Claire Fu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 On a collective tariff basis, Texas, which went for President Trump in the 2024 election, will see an eightfold jump in tariffs paid by businesses. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 So under the best circumstances, eight pairs could increase data rates roughly eightfold. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2013 Meanwhile, debt has ballooned eightfold and is on pace to total 335 percent of GDP by the end of 2020. Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for eightfold

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of eightfold was before the 12th century

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“Eightfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eightfold. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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