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fourfold
[ fawr-fohld, fohr- ]
adjective
- comprising four parts or members.
- four times as great or as much.
adverb
- in fourfold measure.
fourfold
/ ˈfɔːˌfəʊld /
adjective
- equal to or having four times as many or as much
- composed of four parts
adverb
- by or up to four times as many or as much
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Example Sentences
Her basic argument, though it takes some work to decipher, is fourfold.
Revenues rose fourfold from $28.2 million in 2010 to $106.3 million in 2011, then rose three-fold to $316.9 million in 2012.
The stock has risen more than fourfold since its low of July 2011 and has nearly tripled so far in 2012.
This little unexpected communication increased that dread fourfold.
There are two serious difficulties with this fourfold classification (isolating, prefixing, suffixing, symbolic).
The greatest relative growth was in 1918, when the membership grew fourfold.
Even the grave and mighty Vishnoo delights in the lotus, which is one of the four emblems he holds in his fourfold arms.
Gibraltar in mid-ocean might have fourfold its present power, yet would be valueless in a military sense.
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