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 • Jan. 16, 2026

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 • Jun. 26, 2025

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

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

Neurotechnology research and patents have soared at least twentyfold over the past two decades, according to a United Nations report, and devices are getting more powerful.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

That’s a fivefold increase in the size of the group, but a twentyfold increase in the amount of information processing needed to “know” the other members of the group.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell