adjective
- having five parts or elements
- five times as great or as much
adverb
- by five times as much; to five times the degree
Examples
- The company reported a fivefold increase in profits this year.
- Her salary grew fivefold after the promotion.
- The recipe calls for a fivefold mixture of ingredients.
- Population in the city increased fivefold over the decade.
- The new system improved efficiency fivefold.
- They observed a fivefold rise in applications.