fivefold
pronunciation
How to pronounce fivefold in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪvfəʊld]
How to pronounce fivefold in American English:
US [ˈfaɪvfoʊld]
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- Adjective:
- having five units or components
Word Origin
- fivefold (adv.)
- 1570s, from earlier use as an adjective, from Old English fiffeald (adj.); see five + -fold.
Example
- 1. Some food prices have leapt fivefold .
- 2. The number of very hot days is forecast to increase fivefold by 2100 .
- 3. All the buzz is over rice , which has risen fivefold in six years .
- 4. The government is planning to increase the country 's nuclear generation capacity almost fivefold by 2020 .
- 5. Great wall recently opened a third state-of-the-art factory which will allow it to increase volumes fivefold .