triple

English numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: three     Ordinal: third     Frequency: thrice     Multiplier: triple, threefold     Distributive: triply     Fractional: third     Number of musicians: trio, triplet

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtripəl/ or /ˈtripl/

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Adjective

Positive triple

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is triple, it is 200% bigger than something else.

   The new computer was triple the cost of the old one.

   We usually see about 30 people a day, but yesterday it was triple.

Verb

Plain form triple

Third-person singular triples

Past tense tripled

Past participle tripled

Present participle tripling

1. (transitive) If you triple something, you multiply it by three.
   • Synonym: treble

   Julia tripled her income by working hard and becoming the manager.

2. (intransitive) If something triples, it grows by 200%.

   Julia's income tripled when she became the manager.