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quintuple

[ UK /kwˈɪntuːpə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈkwɪntupəɫ, ˌkwɪnˈtəpəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having five units or components
NOUN
  1. a set of five similar things considered as a unit
VERB
  1. increase fivefold
    The population of China quintupled

How To Use quintuple In A Sentence

  • Commissioned in 1963 to make a film about America's first successful quintuplet birth, Leacock and Joyce Chopra captured the quints' mother's anxiety at her sudden celebrity and the surrounding South Dakota community's eagerness to cash in on it. The Man Who Held Up a Mirror to America
  • We might even triple or quintuple our initial outlay in the process.
  • There are five “mother” sauces that any chef must master; all others stem from that original quintuplet. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices
  • The population of China quintupled
  • The word "quintuple" can now disappear from the football lexicon as quickly as it arrived and, for that, it was difficult not to believe that some of the damage had been self-inflicted. The Guardian World News
  • The concepts and principles of intelligent virtual controls(IVC) and virtual instruments based on them are introduced. The quintuple systematic model based on computer is discussed.
  • The value of my investments quintupled in a couple of years. Times, Sunday Times
  • Pemba's voice is strong and soulful as it echoes across the mountain face, triggering an avalanche that wipes out a party of five below us who were trying to become the first set of quintuplets of Lithuanian descent to reach the summit. My Quest to Bring Karaoke to Mt. Everest
  • Revenues nearly tripled over that period, and profits quintupled.
  • His new contract quintupled his salary to more than 10m a year. Times, Sunday Times
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