multipleadjective
uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/C1 very many of the same type, or of different types:
The young man died of multiple burns.
We made multiple copies of the report.
These children have multiple (= many different) handicaps.
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- They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.
- He suffered multiple fractures in a motorcycle accident.
- He has several tattoos and multiple piercings.
- She sustained multiple injuries in the accident.
- He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body.
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- binary
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multi-
- multilateral
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- unilateral
- unit
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multiplenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/multiple noun [ C ] (NUMBER)
a number that can be divided by a smaller number an exact number of times:
18 is a multiple of 3, because 18 = 3 x 6.
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- exponent
- fivefold
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- odd
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- weighting
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multiple noun [ C ] (LARGE COMPANY)
a large company that has shops in many towns
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Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- buy into sth
- buy sb out
- buyout
- hive
- hive sth off
- hostile
- leverage
- merger
- monopolize
- monopoly
- oligopoly
- spin sth off
- subsidiary
- suitor
- syndicate
- take (sth) over
- takeover
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