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

Bitcoin prices have more than quintupled since then.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prices have almost doubled so far this year in what would be the best performance since 1979, when prices more than quintupled amid the historic attempt by the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market.

From Barron's

This month, Rheinmetall set out ambitions to quintuple sales by the end of the decade to the equivalent of roughly $58 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

As of Friday afternoon, American Bitcoin was up 1.9% in volatile trading, after an earnings report showed its revenue had more than quintupled in the third quarter from the same quarter a year ago.

From Barron's

Bloom has made deals with companies such as Oracle to deploy its fuel cells, and the stock has quintupled this year.

From Barron's