eightfold

American  

[eyt-fohld] / ˈeɪtˌfoʊld /

adjective

1. comprising eight parts or members.

2. eight times as great or as much.

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adverb

1. in eightfold measure.

eightfold British  

/ ˈeɪtˌfəʊld /

adjective

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

2. composed of eight parts

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adverb

1. by or up to eight times as much

Etymology

Origin of eightfold

First recorded in 1550–60; eight + -fold

Example Sentences

OpenAI’s enterprise AI tools are used by over one million businesses, with weekly message volume to ChatGPT Enterprise increasing nearly eightfold.

From Barron's

Artificial-intelligence chip startup MetaX Integrated Circuits’ shares jumped almost eightfold on their first day of trading, another blockbuster Chinese debut after peer Moore Threads made a splash earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC