quintuple

[ kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo- ]

adjective

1. fivefold; consisting of five parts.
2. five times as great or as much.
3. Music. having five beats to a measure.

noun

1. a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another.

verb (used with or without object)

, quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling.

1. to make or become five times as great.

quintuple

/ ˈkwɪntjʊpəl; kwɪnˈtjuːpəl /

verb

1. to multiply by five

adjective

1. five times as much or as many; fivefold
2. consisting of five parts

noun

1. a quantity or number five times as great as another

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintuple¹

1560–70; < Middle French < New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth ( quint ¹ ), on the model of duplus duple, quadruplus quadruple

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintuple¹

C16: from French, from Latin quintus, on the model of quadruple

Example Sentences

The extent of wildfire in California has quintupled since the 1970s, the study notes.

From Science Daily

In the last three years, the number of top YouTube creators who receive most of their watch time from TV screens has quintupled, YouTube said.

From Los Angeles Times

China’s car shipments to foreign markets have quintupled in the past four years.

From New York Times

Nearly the last place spared an Israeli offensive so far, Rafah’s population has more than quintupled with Palestinians streaming in to escape fighting.

From Seattle Times

With the ground invasion having steadily pushed Gazans farther and farther south, Rafah’s population is believed to have roughly quintupled since the start of the war, according to the United Nations.

From New York Times