treble
adjective
threefold; triple.
has trebled
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present perfectof treble (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The number of second homes for sale in a Welsh county has trebled since council tax increased by 200%.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
Research shows that the number of people living in so-called mixed relationships between Catholics and Protestants has trebled since the late 1990s.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
In the past week, Washington has trebled its original assistance package to Pretoria during the pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2020
But debt has trebled over that time to more than 1 billion euros, or 2.9 times its core profit against an average of 2.6 for Campari's main rivals.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2017
This has not only lost me some of his society, the most pleasant I had had in the Lodge, but has trebled my trouble to steal away.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney
