tenfold

[ adjective ten-fohld; adverb ten-fohld ]

/ adjective ˈtɛnˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtɛnˈfoʊld /

adjective

comprising ten parts or members.

ten times as great or as much.

adverb

in tenfold measure: good deeds rewarded tenfold.

Nearby words

tenement, tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold, teng hsiao-ping, tenge, tengri khan, tengri nor, tenia

Origin of tenfold

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold

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Examples from the Web for ten-fold

A ten-fold sigh was heaved; and Juffrouw Pieterse was again triumphant.
Walter Pieterse|Multatuli
Soon the horrors of his situation increased to a ten-fold degree—for he found himself assailed by a legion of rats.
City Crimes|Greenhorn
What increased it ten-fold was the man's utter impotence to resent or punish what had been done.
Hubert's Wife|Minnie Mary Lee
The humiliation from which my pride recoiled in the old days has been meted out to me ten-fold.
One of My Sons|Anna Katharine Green

All his former prejudice against Hadley returned in ten-fold strength; for had he not the most positive proof of his villainy?
Eveline Mandeville|Alvin Addison

British Dictionary definitions for ten-fold

tenfold

/ (ˈtɛnˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having 10 times as many or as mucha tenfold increase in population

composed of 10 parts

adverb

by or up to 10 times as many or as muchthe population increased tenfold

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