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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Yun Li, CNBC, 1 June 2025
The new police department, which more than quadrupled its previous square footage, now spans 48,000 square feet and includes a garage that can park up to 35 squad cars and an armored BearCat vehicle.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
This year, the Community Wellness Response Team has received quadruple the calls compared to 2024, getting around 154 referrals, Wentzel said.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The dramatic 911 call has been released from the day University of Idaho students discovered one of their friends unconscious in what would become a shocking quadruple murder case that captivated the country.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
DaVita has quadrupled since Berkshire first bought the stock in 2011, closing Friday at $136.26 versus $34.74 at the end of 2010.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 1 June 2025
The new police department, which more than quadrupled its previous square footage, now spans 48,000 square feet and includes a garage that can park up to 35 squad cars and an armored BearCat vehicle.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Noun
Four major Japanese life insurers reported $60 billion in paper losses last quarter, quadruple last year’s total.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
This year, the Community Wellness Response Team has received quadruple the calls compared to 2024, getting around 154 referrals, Wentzel said.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
Under Hayes — who was an assistant at Arsenal during that quadruple year — Chelsea dominated domestically but could never make the final step in Europe.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The dramatic 911 call has been released from the day University of Idaho students discovered one of their friends unconscious in what would become a shocking quadruple murder case that captivated the country.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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