eightfold

[ eyt-fohld ]

/ ˈeɪtˌfoʊld /

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adjective

comprising eight parts or members.

eight times as great or as much.

adverb

in eightfold measure.

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Origin of eightfold

First recorded in 1550–60; eight + -fold

Words nearby eightfold

eighteen, eighteenmo, eighteenth, Eighteenth Amendment, eighteen-wheeler, eightfold, Eightfold Path, Eightfold Way, eighth, Eighth Amendment, Eighth Commandment

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How to use eightfold in a sentence

Under Lore, Walmart has also expanded its online merchandise catalog eightfold, while giving small merchants selling on Amazon another marketplace option to try to diversify their businesses.
Walmart’s e-commerce chief is leaving to build “a city of the future”|Jason Del Rey|January 15, 2021|Vox
As Elon addresses the car-bound crowd on this day, Tesla’s stock price has shot up eightfold in 12 months, in part owing to an August stock split that whipped investors into a frenzy.
Elon Musk’s rocket ride|Andrew Nusca|December 2, 2020|Fortune
With more than 1 billion users globally, the firm’s valuation has already surged eightfold over the past five years.
Alibaba’s first HR head is about to get $5 billion richer|Claire Zillman, reporter|October 29, 2020|Fortune
Such orders rose eightfold last quarter over the year-earlier quarter.
Target is setting up a reservations system to manage lines on peak holiday shopping days|Phil Wahba|October 22, 2020|Fortune

During your tenure as CFO at Home Depot you worked with five CEOs and helped sales increase almost eightfold to over $110 billion.
The holidays used to be UPS’s busiest time. Then came COVID-19|Aaron Pressman|October 19, 2020|Fortune
One hedge fund boosted the number of shares it would sell almost eightfold.
Zuckerberg Bombshell: Did Facebook Bankers Secretly Slash Forecasts Before IPO?|Dan Lyons|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The shop area of the ammunition shops alone has been increased eightfold since the outbreak of war.
The War on All Fronts: England's Effort|Mrs. Humphry Ward
The eightfold noble path of righteousness Delivers from all evil: it will bring Sweet peace of mind and leadeth to Nirvana.
The Buddha|Paul Carus
We must make up our minds and walk On the eightfold noble path of righteousness.
The Buddha|Paul Carus
He has expertly mastered the various pranayamas 7-1 of the ancient eightfold yoga outlined by Patanjali.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
They never once met the English in open field; but always, even if eightfold in numbers, fled timorously before infantry.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for eightfold

eightfold

/ (ˈeɪtˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having eight times as many or as much

composed of eight parts

adverb

by or up to eight times as much

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