fourfold

[ fawr-fohld, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

comprising four parts or members.

four times as great or as much.

adverb

in fourfold measure.

Nearby words

fourball, fourchette, fourché, fourdrinier, fourflusher, fourfold, fourfold block, fourfold purchase, fourgon, fourier, fourier analysis

Origin of fourfold

before 1000; Middle English foure fald, Old English feowerfealdum. See four, -fold

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The outlay of money necessary for her musical education would have been great, but the returns would surely have been fourfold.
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British Dictionary definitions for fourfold

fourfold

/ (ˈfɔːˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having four times as many or as much

composed of four parts

adverb

by or up to four times as many or as much

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