fivefold

American  

[fahyv-fohld] / ˈfaɪvˌfoʊld /

adjective

1. five times as great or as much.

2. comprising five parts or members.

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adverb

1. in fivefold measure.

fivefold British  

/ ˈfaɪvˌfəʊld /

adjective

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

2. composed of five parts

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adverb

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

Etymology

Origin of fivefold

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

Example Sentences

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posted record results, with net profit jumping nearly fivefold in the first quarter on surging demand for artificial-intelligence memory chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Avis Budget Group stock surged 23% to a record $608.80 on Monday, marking a more than fivefold gain in the past month.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

At one $20 billion investment fund we worked with, introducing AI into the investment memo process led to a fivefold increase in time spent — at least initially.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The stock is up more than fivefold over the past 12 months as investors have been encouraged by valuations for wireless spectrum.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s a fivefold increase in the size of the group, but a twentyfold increase in the amount of information processing needed to “know” the other members of the group.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell