1. multiplied by one hundred; hundredfold
Usage: formal; rare

1. to multiply by one hundred; to increase a hundredfold
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• The company’s profits showed a centuple increase over the decade.
• His investment would centuple if the startup succeeded.
• The population growth represented a centuple expansion from the original settlement.
• She hoped her savings would centuple through wise investments.
• The rare manuscript’s value could centuple at auction.
• The scientist observed a centuple multiplication of the bacteria.