TENFOLD

tenfold, ten-fold, denary

(adjective) containing ten or ten parts

tenfold

(adverb) by ten times as much; “the population increased tenfold”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tenfold (not comparable)

containing ten parts

ten times as much

Synonyms

• (containing ten parts): denary

• (ten times as much): decuple

Adverb

tenfold (not comparable)

by ten times as much

Verb

tenfold (third-person singular simple present tenfolds, present participle tenfolding, simple past and past participle tenfolded)

to increase to ten times as much; to multiply by ten

Anagrams

• fold net

Source: Wiktionary


Ten"fold`, a. & adv.

Definition: In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated. The grisly Terror . . . grew tenfold More dreadful and deform. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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