qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrü-pəl 
-ˈdrə-
-ˈdrə-
ˈkwä-drə-
quadrupled; quadrupling
kwä-ˈdrü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈdrə-;
ˈkwä-drə-
: to make four times as great or as many
: to become four times as great or as numerous
: a sum four times as great as another
1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple meter
Examples of quadruple in a Sentence
Verb
The value of the stock has quadrupled in the past year.
The town's population has quadrupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quadrupled the number of its employees.
Adjective
She ordered a quadruple espresso.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
Container shipping research firm Sea-Intelligence says total capacity on the Asia to North American West Coast route has nearly quadrupled compared to 2012 levels.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
On June 8, a quadruple shooting injured four near Fiserv Forum, about a week later another quadruple shooting injured four others, and on June 16 a 29-year-old was killed in a shooting on the 300 block of West Vliet Street.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
The shocking quadruple killings shook the families and the small college town of Moscow to the core while police launched a massive manhunt for a suspect.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, the total amount owed more than quadrupled from $387 billion to $1.8 trillion during that time, growing faster than any other form of household debt.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
Container shipping research firm Sea-Intelligence says total capacity on the Asia to North American West Coast route has nearly quadrupled compared to 2012 levels.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
Noun
The curtain dropped as flames erupted, with pyro shooting out from behind Benante, who was seated at an immense quadruple kick drum kit with a pair of drumheads bearing the visages of Dime and Vinnie Paul.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
On June 8, a quadruple shooting injured four near Fiserv Forum, about a week later another quadruple shooting injured four others, and on June 16 a 29-year-old was killed in a shooting on the 300 block of West Vliet Street.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Adjective
Its showpiece is the quadruple stack of full-length entries in its center.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
The shocking quadruple killings shook the families and the small college town of Moscow to the core while police launched a massive manhunt for a suspect.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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“Quadruple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruple. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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quadruple
1 of 2 verb
qua·dru·ple
kwä-ˈdrüp-əl
-ˈdrəp-
-ˈdrəp-
ˈkwäd-rəp-
quadrupled; quadrupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become four times as great or as many
quadruple
2 of 2 adjective1
: having four units or members
2
: being four times as great or as many
3
: marked by four beats per measure
quadruple time
quadruple
noun
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