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threefold
[three-fohld]
adjective
comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple.
a threefold program.
three times as great or as much; treble.
a threefold return on an investment.
adverb
in threefold manner or measure; trebly.
threefold
/ ˈθːˌəʊ /
adjective
equal to or having three times as many or as much; triple
a threefold decrease
composed of three parts
a threefold purpose
adverb
by or up to three times as many or as much
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of threefold1
Example Sentences
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.
The number of children investigated for involvement with terrorism has increased threefold in three years, she added.
For me, it was threefold: my health, my wallet and my ethics.
About 13% of those investigated for involvement in terrorism were under 18 - a threefold increase in the last three years, he added.
Washington annually gives Israel more than $3 billion in aid, ratcheting that figure up threefold since Oct.
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