eightfold
adjective
eight·fold ˈāt-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
1
: having eight units or members
2
: being eight times as great or as many
an eightfold increase
eightfold
ˈāt-ˈfōld
adverb 
Example Sentences
There has been an eightfold increase in membership in the past year.
Recent Examples on the Web The eightfold path is a Buddhist guideline for living ethically and cultivating a world that brings an end to the causes of suffering. 
Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 June 2022 At summer meal distributions, 1.3 billion meals and snacks were given out nationwide in fiscal year 2020 at a cost of $4.1 billion – an eightfold increase from the previous year in terms of meals and cost, according to the USDA. Lisa Rathke, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2022 At summer meal distributions, 1.3 billion meals and snacks were given out nationwide in fiscal year 2020 at a cost of $4.1 billion — an eightfold increase from the previous year in terms of meals and cost, according to the USDA. Lisa Rathke, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 Early trial results found the bivalent vaccine — which is designed to target both the omicron variant and the original coronavirus strain in a single shot — led to an eightfold increase in neutralizing antibody levels, according to the company. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 June 2022 In unvaccinated samples, there was a nearly eightfold drop in antibodies against BA.4. NBC News, 3 May 2022 Sigal's research team found that those who had been previously infected with Omicron BA.1 but not vaccinated suffered a nearly eightfold drop in neutralizing antibodies when exposed to BA.4 and B.5. Erin Prater, Fortune, 2 May 2022 As The Guardian reports, train-centric travel companies like Centralens Resebutik announced an eightfold increase in sales in January 2019, as compared to two years ago. Outside Online, 30 May 2019 On Wednesday, Tesla reported earning net income in 2021’s fourth quarter of $2.32 billion, an eightfold increase from a year earlier, and revenue of $17.7 billion. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 See More
Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 June 2022 At summer meal distributions, 1.3 billion meals and snacks were given out nationwide in fiscal year 2020 at a cost of $4.1 billion – an eightfold increase from the previous year in terms of meals and cost, according to the USDA. Lisa Rathke, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2022 At summer meal distributions, 1.3 billion meals and snacks were given out nationwide in fiscal year 2020 at a cost of $4.1 billion — an eightfold increase from the previous year in terms of meals and cost, according to the USDA. Lisa Rathke, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 Early trial results found the bivalent vaccine — which is designed to target both the omicron variant and the original coronavirus strain in a single shot — led to an eightfold increase in neutralizing antibody levels, according to the company. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 June 2022 In unvaccinated samples, there was a nearly eightfold drop in antibodies against BA.4. NBC News, 3 May 2022 Sigal's research team found that those who had been previously infected with Omicron BA.1 but not vaccinated suffered a nearly eightfold drop in neutralizing antibodies when exposed to BA.4 and B.5. Erin Prater, Fortune, 2 May 2022 As The Guardian reports, train-centric travel companies like Centralens Resebutik announced an eightfold increase in sales in January 2019, as compared to two years ago. Outside Online, 30 May 2019 On Wednesday, Tesla reported earning net income in 2021’s fourth quarter of $2.32 billion, an eightfold increase from a year earlier, and revenue of $17.7 billion. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1