hundredfold
Americanadjective
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a hundred times as great or as much.
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comprising a hundred parts or members.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of hundredfold
First recorded in 1125–75, hundredfold is from the Middle English word hundredfald. See hundred, -fold
Example Sentences
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The companies allegedly doubled container prices from 2019 to 2021, increasing profits a hundredfold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Asylum claims in Mexico have increased one hundredfold over the past decade, from 1,300 applications in 2013 to 141,000 last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
The number concentration of particles exceeded regulatory limits for new vehicles by up to a hundredfold.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
By Friday, an out-of-control fire in southern British Columbia grew more than hundredfold in 24 hours and forced more than 2,400 properties to be evacuated.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2023
There were lots of uniformed policemen, but the crowd must have outnumbered them a hundredfold.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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