qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrü-pəl 
-ˈdrə-
-ˈdrə-
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling
kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
: to make four times as great or as many
: to become four times as great or as numerous
: a sum four times as great as another
1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple meter
Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
Verb
The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.
Adjective
She ordered a quadruple espresso.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be future releases of Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old, but batch one is already selling for astronomical prices on the secondary market, sometimes more than quadruple its $150 suggested retail price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Unexpected quadruple bypass surgery forced Williamson to postpone the performance to this week, in concerts conducted by Gustavo Gimeno.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The quadruple murders occurred five years after Corcoran was acquitted of the fatal shootings of his parents, 53-year-old Jack Corcoran and 47-year-old Kathryn Corcoran.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Planned additions could quadruple geothermal power capacity in the U.S.—from 4 gigawatts to about 16 gigawatts (TechCrunch)
NASA eliminates chief scientist position.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be future releases of Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old, but batch one is already selling for astronomical prices on the secondary market, sometimes more than quadruple its $150 suggested retail price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
Agencies specializing in digital grew staff base by around 15%, which was double unscripted and quadruple scripted.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Unexpected quadruple bypass surgery forced Williamson to postpone the performance to this week, in concerts conducted by Gustavo Gimeno.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
He has also been diagnosed with heart problems and underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2004.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The quadruple murders occurred five years after Corcoran was acquitted of the fatal shootings of his parents, 53-year-old Jack Corcoran and 47-year-old Kathryn Corcoran.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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quadruple
1 of 2 verb
qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrüp-əl
-ˈdrəp-
-ˈdrəp-
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become four times as great or as many
quadruple
2 of 2 adjective1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple time
quadruple
noun
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