eightfold

[eyt-fohld]

adjective

1. comprising eight parts or members.

2. eight times as great or as much.

adverb

1. in eightfold measure.

eightfold

/ ˈeɪtˌfəʊld /

adjective

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

2. composed of eight parts

adverb

1. by or up to eight times as much

Word History and Origins

Origin of eightfold¹

First recorded in 1550–60; eight + -fold

Example Sentences

Some smaller African nations have seen even more rapid growth with Algeria increasing imports 33-fold, Zambia eightfold and Botswana sevenfold.

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To get the package he would need to boost Tesla's value eightfold, sell a million AI robots, sell another 12 million Tesla cars, and hit several other goals.

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Musk would not get a salary or bonus under the plan, which depends on Tesla's value soaring more than eightfold alongside other moonshot goals.

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There has been an almost eightfold increase in pupils recorded as receiving ASL since legislation was introduced in 2004.

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“I have always had a very open relationship with my parents,” Gelfond says, “but the way this really explains social media has led to eightfold more transparency.”

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