treble
adjective
threefold; triple.
will treble
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future tenseof treble.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The forum also predicts the number of older drivers will treble in the next 20 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
That will treble the number of households under "fuel stress", in other words spending more than a tenth of their income on energy, to 6.3 million.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2022
Airbus delivered 68 A320neos in 2016, well below earlier expectations, and predicts it will treble this number in 2017.
From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2017
The deal will treble Co-op's high street banking estate to more than 1,000 branches with a 10% market share.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
Our company is able and willing to pay liberally for its right of way; and you must remember that the coming of the railroad will treble and quadruple your land values.
From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.
