twentyfold

American  

[twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-, twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-, ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

1. having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.

2. being twenty times as large, great, many, etc.

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adverb

1. twenty times in amount or degree.

Etymology

Origin of twentyfold

First recorded in 1600–10; twenty + -fold

Example Sentences

AST SpaceMobile stock has risen roughly twentyfold since the start of 2024 after announcing partnerships with telecom companies and launching its first commercial satellites.

From Barron's

AST SpaceMobile stock has risen roughly twentyfold since the start of 2024 after announcing partnerships with telecom companies and launching its first commercial satellites.

From Barron's

The amount of electronic waste flooding into the country has increased twentyfold in the past decade, from around 3,000 tonnes a year before the Chinese ban to 60,000 now, according to environmental group Earth Thailand.

From BBC

In the depths of the pandemic, as global supply chains buckled and the cost of shipping a container to China soared nearly twentyfold, Marco Villarreal spied an opportunity.

From New York Times

And film photography has been on the rise among young people, with film sales increasing twentyfold from 2020 to 2022.

From Slate