half as much/many again as
idiom
British
—used to say that the size or amount of one thing is 50 percent more than another
If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half as many people came again as were expected.
This dress costs half as much again as that one.
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“Half as much/many again as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20as%20much%2Fmany%20again%20as. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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