thousandfold

American  

[thou-zuhnd-fohld, thou-zuhnd-fohld] / ˈθaʊ zəndˌfoʊld, ˈθaʊ zəndˈfoʊld /

adjective

1. having a thousand elements or parts.

2. a thousand times as great or as much.

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adverb

1. in a thousandfold manner or measure.

Etymology

Origin of thousandfold

before 1000; Middle English thowsand folde, Old English thūsendfealde. See thousand, -fold

Example Sentences

“Everything has increased a thousandfold to make it actually work.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Their weight will increase a thousandfold over 10 months of farming before they are sold or cooked on site.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The man bought the scratchcard for 5 euros last month in a gas station, meaning his bet has been increased a hundred thousandfold.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023

This way, we created mRNA backbones with a more than thousandfold increased efficacy to trigger immune responses.

From Scientific American • Jun. 6, 2023

In those few moments that she went on a rampage, my dread for school increased a thousandfold, and I swore that, despite the pledge I had made to my mother, I would never come back.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane