sixfold
Americanadjective
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having six elements or parts.
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six times as great or as much.
adverb
adjective
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equal to or having six times as many or as much
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composed of six parts
adverb
Etymology
Origin of sixfold
before 1000; Middle English sexfold, Old English sixfeald. See six, -fold
Example Sentences
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Meta recently introduced a pay plan based on the company achieving a $9 trillion market value, up sixfold compared with recent levels.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
New customer initiatives, including adding more business-class seats on flights, are intended to increase earnings sixfold this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
From 2010 to 2020, the county’s hospices multiplied sixfold, accounting for more than half of the state’s roughly 1,200 Medicare-certified providers, according to a Times analysis of federal healthcare data.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
According to the Marshall Project, the average number of kids in immigration detention has jumped sixfold since the start of Trump 2.0.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
“The scientific data says there is a sixfold increase in crash risk.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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