tenfold

[ten-fohld, ten-fohld]

adjective

1. comprising ten parts or members.

2. ten times as great or as much.

adverb

1. in tenfold measure.

   good deeds rewarded tenfold.

tenfold

/ ˈtɛnˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. equal to or having 10 times as many or as much

   a tenfold increase in population

2. composed of 10 parts

adverb

1. by or up to 10 times as many or as much

   the population increased tenfold

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenfold¹

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold

Example Sentences

Venezuela is 10 times larger than Panama, and its population of 28 million is also more than tenfold that of Panama’s in 1989.

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By some estimates, power demand from AI data centers could rise tenfold by 2030, an increase equivalent to adding 45 nuclear reactors.

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Catapult’s ability to raise equity has been improved by a tenfold increase in its share price over the past three years and inclusion in Australia’s benchmark index.

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The bank later discovered she had inflated her user count more than tenfold.

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England needed to make a statement in their World Cup opener against South Africa - and they delivered it tenfold.

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