fivefold
Americanadjective
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five times as great or as much.
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comprising five parts or members.
adverb
adjective
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equal to or having five times as many or as much
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composed of five parts
adverb
Etymology
Origin of fivefold
before 1000; Middle English fiffold, Old English fīffeald. See five, -fold
Example Sentences
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It is trading at more than fivefold its initial public offering price.
Sandisk shares fell in premarket trading; Western Digital shares rose and have increased more than fivefold in the past 12 months.
From Barron's
Its share price soared more than fivefold in the decade ending in 2025, outpacing its own S&P 500 index, which roughly tripled over the same period.
Coming into Friday trading, GE Vernova stock was up fivefold since being spun from GE —now GE Aerospace —in April 2024.
From Barron's
Her new price targets imply that Ultragenyx shares could rise fivefold from current levels over the next 12 months, while Mereo’s stock price could rise nearly 14 times what it is now within a year.
From MarketWatch
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