fivefold
adjective
five·fold
ˈfīv-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
Examples of fivefold in a Sentence
There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.
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The $15 billion revenue figure from subscriptions is up fivefold since 2019, Pichai told analysts on Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earnings call.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Abbott and lawmakers have poured more than $4 billion in the two-year budget cycle that began Sept. 1, 2021, into Operation Lone Star, a fivefold increase over previous cycles.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
That was before delta took hold, and on July 25, the ratio had dropped to about a fivefold greater risk.
—Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2021
Expenses tied to research and development more than tripled during that time, and capital expenditures increased more than fivefold.
—Jesse Newman, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Abbott and lawmakers have poured more than $4 billion in the two-year budget cycle that began Sept. 1, 2021, into Operation Lone Star, a fivefold increase over previous cycles.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
That was before delta took hold, and on July 25, the ratio had dropped to about a fivefold greater risk.
—Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2021
Expenses tied to research and development more than tripled during that time, and capital expenditures increased more than fivefold.
—Jesse Newman, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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“Fivefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fivefold. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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