tenfold

adjective

ten·​fold ˈten-ˌfōld  -ˈfōld 

1

: being 10 times as great or as many

2

: having 10 units or members

tenfold

ˈten-ˈfōld 

adverb

Examples of tenfold in a Sentence

a tenfold increase in sales

Recent Examples on the Web

Izvestia reported that data shows Russian officials seized approximately 5.2 tons of cocaine valued at 350 billion rubles ($3.4 billion) between 2023 and 2024, which represents a tenfold increase on earlier levels. —Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

Previous studies, based on insurance data, showed that Americans’ mental health spending increased by 54 percent from 2020 to 2022, amid a tenfold increase in the use of teletherapy. —Ellen Barry, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025

By 2020, rural voters favored Republicans by a margin of 21 percentage points over urban voters—a tenfold increase. —Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025

Much like the Richter scale for earthquakes, this classification system is logarithmic, with each step representing a tenfold increase in energy. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

tenfold

adjective

ten·​fold ˈten-ˌfōld 

-ˈfōld

1

: having 10 units or members

2

: being 10 times as much or as many

tenfold adverb