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

They note that shares in the Hong Kong-listed company have soared about eightfold from their January IPO price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Korea’s Kospi 200 was 1.1% higher, where Samsung Electronics gained 1.8% after a volatile trading day following the company’s report of an eightfold profit leap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The world’s largest memory-chip maker forecast a more than eightfold jump in first-quarter operating profit, signaling continued record earnings amid the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The compression algorithm reduced “key value memory size” in artificial-intelligence models by at least six times and lifted speeds up to eightfold, without compromising model accuracy, Google researchers said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Liyana also liked the eightfold path in Buddhism, and the idea of the bodhisattva, the soul who does good for others without any thought for himself or herself.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye