fivefold
Americanadjective
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five times as great or as much.
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comprising five parts or members.
adverb
adjective
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equal to or having five times as many or as much
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composed of five parts
adverb
Etymology
Origin of fivefold
before 1000; Middle English fiffold, Old English fīffeald. See five, -fold
Example Sentences
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In my own lab, I estimate they have delivered something like a fivefold acceleration of our scientific work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Gartner expects the cost of a single agentic workflow to rise more than fivefold through 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
By comparison, a conventional 4-base overhang produced an efficiency of only 8%, giving the new approach a fivefold advantage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The period saw a huge cash injection into theme parks, which remain a jewel in the company's crown, helping to push up the share price fivefold.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The production of synthetic pesticides in the United States soared from 124,- 259,000 pounds in 1947 to 637,666,000 pounds in i960 — more than a fivefold increase.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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