triple

Pronunciation

• IPA: /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.

   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.