tenfold

[ adjective ten-fohld; adverb ten-fohld ]

adjective

1. comprising ten parts or members.
2. ten times as great or as much.

adverb

1. in tenfold measure:

   good deeds rewarded tenfold.

tenfold

/ ˈtɛnˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. equal to or having 10 times as many or as much

   a tenfold increase in population

2. composed of 10 parts

adverb

1. by or up to 10 times as many or as much

   the population increased tenfold

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenfold¹

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold