fivefold
adjective
five·fold
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, -ˈfōld\
Definition of fivefold
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
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Other Words from fivefold
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Examples of fivefold in a Sentence
There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.
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Two years ago, Zoiglhaus started canning its Zoigl-Pils and Zoigl-Kolsch – a move that brought fivefold growth over the past 2 1/2 years, Taylor says. — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, "Zoiglhaus brings centuries-old German tradition to Lents: Portland Breweries Series," 3 Sep. 2019 Planners considered the quantity of the Flint River as a limiting factor, not quality, with a bustling car industry and projected fivefold growth from the 1960 census population of almost 200,000 people. — Dustin Renwick, National Geographic, "Five years on, the Flint water crisis is nowhere near over," 25 Apr. 2019 Until May, the stock had been among the best performers in the semiconductor index, logging a more than fivefold gain since 2016. — Jeran Wittenstein, The Seattle Times, "Record chip stock rally is fraying, reviving painful memories," 10 Sep. 2018 Chinese tech firms pumped $5bn into Indian startups in 2017, a fivefold increase on the year before. — The Economist, "America’s tech giants vie with China’s in third countries," 5 July 2018 Federal figures show a fivefold increase in overdose deaths between 1999 and 2015 among Native Americans — the largest increase for any group in that time span. — Mary Hudetz, The Seattle Times, "US makes up to $110M available to tribal crime victims," 26 June 2018 Air Methods, one of the nation's largest medical flight companies, made nearly $100 million in profit in 2016, a fivefold increase since 2012. — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, "Arizona family shocked by $47,000 air ambulance bill for their child," 25 June 2018 CCS Insight forecasts 22 million virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and glasses of all types will be sold in 2018 — with fivefold growth to 121 million devices by 2022. — Mike Freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Qualcomm aims to spark virtual reality market with stand-alone AR/VR chip," 29 May 2018 Another decade-long study found a fivefold increase in the number of newborns who experienced the opioid-withdrawal condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS: to eight per 1,000 hospital births from one and a half. — Jennifer Egan, New York Times, "Children of the Opioid Epidemic," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fivefold.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fivefold
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fivefold
: five times as great or as many
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