twelvefold
Americanadjective
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having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
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being twelve times more, larger, greater, etc., as a given quantity size, intensity, or the like.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of twelvefold
First recorded in 1550–60, twelvefold is from the Old English word twelf-feald. See twelve, -fold
Example Sentences
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Andrea Lake, founder and chief executive officer of StickerJunkie, said that after launching a “ByeDonkey” promotion, StickerJunkie’s daily orders increased twelvefold overnight.
From Slate
Last year, the value of durian exports from Southeast Asia to China was $6.7 billion, a twelvefold increase from $550 million in 2017.
From New York Times
Last year, exports to China hit $6.7 billion, a twelvefold increase from $550 million in 2017.
From New York Times
The Fed has solved a series of financial crashes by massively expanding its balance sheet twelvefold, from around $730 billion 20 years ago to about $8.7 trillion today.
From Washington Post
The colored balls form part of TwelveFold, a collection of 300 images of 3D objects rendered in a square grid, from NFT developers Yuga Labs, best known for its Bored Ape Yacht Club.
From Reuters
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