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threefold

[three-fohld]

adjective

  1. comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple.

    a threefold program.

  2. three times as great or as much; treble.

    a threefold return on an investment.



adverb

  1. in threefold manner or measure; trebly.

threefold

/ ˈθːˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. equal to or having three times as many or as much; triple

    a threefold decrease

  2. composed of three parts

    a threefold purpose

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. by or up to three times as many or as much

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of threefold1

before 1000; Middle English threfold, Old English ٳīڱ𲹱. See three, -fold
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That has now risen to £132m, data from the House of Commons Library shows, and once inflation has been taken into account, that represents about a threefold increase.

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The number of children investigated for involvement with terrorism has increased threefold in three years, she added.

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For me, it was threefold: my health, my wallet and my ethics.

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About 13% of those investigated for involvement in terrorism were under 18 - a threefold increase in the last three years, he added.

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Washington annually gives Israel more than $3 billion in aid, ratcheting that figure up threefold since Oct.

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