quintuple

American  

[kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-] / kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /

adjective

1. fivefold; consisting of five parts.

2. five times as great or as much.

3. Music. having five beats to a measure.

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noun

1. a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another.

verb (used with or without object)

quintupled, quintupling

1. to make or become five times as great.

quintuple British  

/ ˈkwɪntjʊpəl, kwɪnˈtjuːpəl /

verb

1. to multiply by five

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adjective

1. five times as much or as many; fivefold

2. consisting of five parts

noun

1. a quantity or number five times as great as another

Etymology

Origin of quintuple

1560–70; < Middle French < New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth ( quint ¹ ), on the model of duplus duple, quadruplus quadruple

Example Sentences

He even teased the possibility of a quintuple.

From The Wall Street Journal

He continues to tease possibilities that are even more unthinkable than a quad axel—like a quintuple jump.

From The Wall Street Journal

The iPhone maker’s shares nearly quintupled in the five years after the launch even as the S&P 500 fell.

From Barron's

Some prices have more than quintupled since then and are heading even higher, rewarding those who bought low or wrote down their positions years ago and waited.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bitcoin prices have more than quintupled since then.

From The Wall Street Journal