tenfold

adjective

1
: being 10 times as great or as many
2
: having 10 units or members
tenfold adverb

Examples of tenfold in a Sentence

a tenfold increase in sales
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Imagine the acceleration potential for smaller, agile teams if even Shopify experiences a tenfold increase. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Each level represents a tenfold increase in intensity. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025 That’s essentially tenfold growth from the current 100K cluster sizes being deployed today. Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 The market responded — Microsoft’s value increased more than tenfold under Nadella’s leadership in his first ten years at the helm. Jackie Snow, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tenfold

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of tenfold was before the 12th century

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“Tenfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenfold. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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tenfold

adjective
ten·​fold ˈten-ˌfōld How to pronounce tenfold (audio)
-ˈfōld
1
: having 10 units or members
2
: being 10 times as much or as many
tenfold adverb
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