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thirtyfold

thirtyfold

1 6.2
Thirty times as many or as much
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrtiˌfoʊld/
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  • The company reported a thirtyfold increase in profits compared to the previous year.

Examples

  • 13:8 But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

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  • Over the last decade, the number of people using the service has grown thirtyfold.

  • The research showed that yields can improve thirtyfold with better farming techniques.

How Many

hundredfold
3 5.4
thirtyfold
1 6.2
twentyfold
1 4.9
tenfold
1 4.1
fivefold
2 5.2
twofold
1 3.7

Surface Forms

thirtyfold positive

Morphology

thirtyfold = thirty (transparent) = thirty + fold

The numeral 'thirty' combined with the productive multiplier suffix '-fold' straightforwardly yields 'thirty times', which learners who know both elements can infer.

Etymology

Thirtyfold is made from thirty and fold, where fold means 'times', like in twofold. So thirtyfold means 'thirty times as many or as much'.