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eightfold

[ eyt-fohld ]

adjective

  1. comprising eight parts or members.
  2. eight times as great or as much.


adverb

  1. in eightfold measure.

eightfold

/ ˈeɪtˌfəʊld /

adjective

  1. equal to or having eight times as many or as much
  2. composed of eight parts


adverb

  1. by or up to eight times as much

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eightfold1

First recorded in 1550–60; eight + -fold

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Example Sentences

Under Lore, Walmart has also expanded its online merchandise catalog eightfold, while giving small merchants selling on Amazon another marketplace option to try to diversify their businesses.

From Vox

As Elon addresses the car-bound crowd on this day, Tesla’s stock price has shot up eightfold in 12 months, in part owing to an August stock split that whipped investors into a frenzy.

From Fortune

With more than 1 billion users globally, the firm’s valuation has already surged eightfold over the past five years.

From Fortune

Such orders rose eightfold last quarter over the year-earlier quarter.

From Fortune

During your tenure as CFO at Home Depot you worked with five CEOs and helped sales increase almost eightfold to over $110 billion.

From Fortune

One hedge fund boosted the number of shares it would sell almost eightfold.

The shop area of the ammunition shops alone has been increased eightfold since the outbreak of war.

The eightfold noble path of righteousness Delivers from all evil: it will bring Sweet peace of mind and leadeth to Nirvana.

We must make up our minds and walk On the eightfold noble path of righteousness.

He has expertly mastered the various pranayamas 7-1 of the ancient eightfold yoga outlined by Patanjali.

They never once met the English in open field; but always, even if eightfold in numbers, fled timorously before infantry.

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