tenfold

[ adjective ten-fohld; adverb ten-fohld ]
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adjective
  1. comprising ten parts or members.

  2. ten times as great or as much.

adverb
  1. in tenfold measure: good deeds rewarded tenfold.

Origin of tenfold

1
1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald.See ten, -fold

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British Dictionary definitions for tenfold

tenfold

/ (ˈtɛnˌfəʊld) /


adjective
  1. equal to or having 10 times as many or as much: a tenfold increase in population

  2. composed of 10 parts

adverb
  1. by or up to 10 times as many or as much: the population increased tenfold

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