fivefold

adjective

five·​fold ˈfīv-ˌfōld How to pronounce fivefold (audio) -ˈfōld How to pronounce fivefold (audio)
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
fivefold
ˈfīv-ˈfōld How to pronounce fivefold (audio)
adverb

Examples of fivefold in a Sentence

There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.
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The memory chipmaker surged more than fivefold in its Shanghai debut in July, quickly becoming China’s most valuable company, and has gained another 20% since then as of Thursday. — Anniek Bao,elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 OpenRouter's fivefold volume jump suggests deflation and platform revenue are not mechanically opposed, and nobody outside Stripe has the data to say which effect dominates. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Interestingly, though, pentagonal arrangements of atoms can fill space in almost-but-never-quite-repeating patterns with fivefold symmetry, forming materials called quasicrystals. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 By adjusting the electron-trapping layer, the researchers could tune the device’s current recovery time across an approximately fivefold range. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fivefold

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fivefold was before the 12th century

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“Fivefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fivefold. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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