1. having eight parts or elements
2. eight times as great or as much

1. by eight times as much; eight times

Examples

• The company saw an eightfold increase in profits this year.
• Buddhism teaches the Noble Eightfold Path to enlightenment.
• The population grew eightfold over the past century.
• She folded the paper eightfold to make it small enough to fit.
• The recipe calls for an eightfold reduction of the sauce.
• His investment returned eightfold what he originally put in.