double
- noun
- /ˈdʌbəl/
- They sold the car for double what they had originally paid for it.
- doubling of the price
- doubling time
- doubling of the population
And I said, well, I would take double and they get OK.
- And I said, well, I would take double and they get OK.
- This costs more than double of this big can.
- Healthier produces more than double, kind of speaks for itself.
- And we're going to make the double like twice the batch with either.
Examples
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Although we know that we need much, we need double that really for good health.
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So this area here is double this area right here.
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Yeah, we could probably sell this for double of the price right now.
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Healthier produces more than double, kind of speaks for itself.
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There has been a near doubling in such facilities reporting a unit in only four years.
Academic text (1995) -
Each fixed time interval shows a doubling of the relevant item.
Academic text (1992) -
The recipe calls for double the amount of flour if you want to make a larger cake.
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Her salary is now double what it was five years ago, thanks to her promotion.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
An unfair rule that treats similar people differently and gives one group more advantages
A spy who secretly works for two opposing sides while pretending to help one and giving secrets to the other
- Specialized
A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment
- NSFW
A phrase with two meanings, one often innocent and the other rude about sex
Two rainbows that appear in the sky at the same time, the outer one fainter and outside the inner arc
- Specialized
A situation where you are given two conflicting demands you cannot satisfy, often from someone in charge
- Specialized
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
A suit jacket with wide front flaps that overlap and two columns of buttons
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records every transaction as a debit in one account and a credit in another
Two layers of glass with a space between them that keep heat in and noise out
- Specialized
A thick fabric made from two layers of thread joined together that holds its shape well
- Formal
A part of a life insurance policy that pays twice the money if death is an accident
- Specialized
A running play in American football where the ball is handed twice, each time changing direction
- Specialized
A lung infection that affects both lungs and causes serious breathing problems
- Offensive
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records each transaction twice to keep accounts balanced
- Specialized
An illegal basketball move when a player bounces the ball with both hands or bounces it again after stopping
- Literature
A person who receives a government salary and a pension at the same time
- Literature
Receiving two incomes from the same source, for example a pension and a salary
- Specialized
A crochet stitch you make by pulling the yarn through twice to make taller, looser fabric
- Informal
Playing two notes at the same time on a violin or cello by pressing two strings
- Jargon
A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base
- Specialized
A mark of two acute accents placed above a vowel to show a long rounded sound in Hungarian
- Specialized
A pair of vertical lines in written music that show the end of a main section or the whole piece
- Specialized
A symbol in programming that returns true when one or both conditions are true
- Specialized
A system of recording each transaction twice, once as a debit and once as a credit to ensure accuracy
- Jargon
A top university degree given for two different subjects at some British universities
- Specialized
A music sign placed before a note that makes it sound one whole tone lower
- Specialized
A tall stitch made with a hook by pulling yarn through loops, taller than a single stitch
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Etymology
Double as a noun for an amount comes from Latin duplex ('twofold') and duo ('two'), so it simply means a quantity that is 'twice' another amount.