quintuple

adjective

/ˈkwɪntjʊpl/

/kwɪnˈtuːpl/

[only before noun] determiner

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Word Originlate 16th cent.: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (from duo ‘two’).

verb

/ˈkwɪntjʊpl/

/kwɪnˈtuːpl/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they quintuple	/ˈkwɪntjʊpl/ /kwɪnˈtuːpl/
he / she / it quintuples	/ˈkwɪntjʊplz/ /kwɪnˈtuːplz/
past simple quintupled	/ˈkwɪntjʊpld/ /kwɪnˈtuːpld/
past participle quintupled	/ˈkwɪntjʊpld/ /kwɪnˈtuːpld/
-ing form quintupling	/ˈkwɪntjʊplɪŋ/ /kwɪnˈtuːplɪŋ/

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quintuple (something) to become five times bigger; to make something five times bigger
- Sales have quintupled over the past few years.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (from duo ‘two’).