triple
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[a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | 4 → [a], [b] |
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Cardinal: three Ordinal: third Frequency: thrice Multiplier: triple, threefold Distributive: triply |
Pronunciation[change]
Adjective[change]
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- 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[change]
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Present participle |
- (transitive) If you triple something, you multiply it by three.
- (intransitive) If something triples, it grows by 200%.
- Julia's income tripled when she became the manager.