quin·tu·ple
kwin-ˈtü-pəl 
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-
ˈkwin-tə-
1
: being five times as great or as many
2
: having five units or members
3
: marked by five beats per measure
quintuple meter
quintuple
noun
quintupled; quintupling
kwin-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈkwin-tə-
: to make five times as great or as many
: to become five times as much or as numerous
Examples of quintuple in a Sentence
Adjective
Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.
Verb
The town's population has quintupled in the past 50 years.
The company has quintupled the number of its employees.
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Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Musk, the founder and CEO of the commercial space transportation company, is hoping to win federal approval for SpaceX to quintuple the amount of flight tests conducted in 2024.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Mike Johanns, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
But since shifts in power still occur—China’s share of the global economy has quintupled over the last generation—other forms of accommodation will have to be found.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2022
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Adjective
This was nothing like Ernie Els six-putting on the first hole of the 2016 Masters — a quintuple bogey.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Musk, the founder and CEO of the commercial space transportation company, is hoping to win federal approval for SpaceX to quintuple the amount of flight tests conducted in 2024.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
Over the last decade, the amount of U.S. land owned by Chinese investors has quintupled, totaling 383,000 acres — an area the size of Rhode Island.
—Mike Johanns, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
But since shifts in power still occur—China’s share of the global economy has quintupled over the last generation—other forms of accommodation will have to be found.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2022
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“Quintuple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintuple. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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quintuple
1 of 2 adjective
quin·tu·ple
kwin-ˈt(y)üp-əl
-ˈtəp-
-ˈtəp-
ˈkwint-əp-
1
: having five units or members
2
: being five times as great or as many
quintuple
noun
quintuple
2 of 2 verb
quintupled; quintupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become five times as great or as many
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