fivefold

[fahyv-fohld]

adjective

1. five times as great or as much.

2. comprising five parts or members.

adverb

1. in fivefold measure.

fivefold

/ ˈfaɪvˌfəʊld /

adjective

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

2. composed of five parts

adverb

1. by or up to five times as many or as much

Word History and Origins

Origin of fivefold¹

before 1000; Middle English fiffold, Old English fīffeald. See five, -fold

Example Sentences

But with Tunisia now mired in public debt, the current government has backtracked on that promise and is planning a fivefold increase in fertiliser output at Gabes in a bid to boost hard currency earnings.

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According the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, meat production has increased fivefold since the 1960s and reached around 364 million tonnes in 2023.

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The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a fivefold increase to its contract with a law firm that drew heated criticism for the invoices it submitted in a high stakes homelessness case.

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Prices have increased fivefold," one camp resident told the BBC. "There is no income, so they are really struggling to make ends meet.

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According to the World Meteorological Organization, the number of extreme weather disasters has jumped fivefold worldwide over the past 50 years, and the number of deaths has nearly tripled.

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