to treble

Examples

• All

• The charity aims to treble the funds raised over the next five years.

• The population of Germany has to be trebled.

  The Seventh Cross (1944)

• This would nearly treble the iron-fence cost, according to DOE's estimate.

  Academic text (1997)

• Moreover, the daytime population trebled, resulting in packed train lines and chaotic traffic.

  Academic text (2013)

• Within a generation, South Korea's per-capita income has trebled.

  Academic text (1991)

• By 1949, squatter stock in Rhodesdale had almost trebled from 12,000 in 1940 to an estimated 32,000.

  Academic text (2005)

• The company plans to treble its production capacity to meet growing demand.

• If we treble our efforts, we can achieve our goal much faster.

Synonyms

T

to triple

vsto treble

103 2.5

To make something three times as large or as many

is the same meaning expressed as another word

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

D

decrease

84 2.2

A drop in amount or number

Compounds

T

treble damages

• Formal

1 9.5

Money a court gives that is three times a person's loss

T

treble clef

• Specialized

1 6.0

A symbol at the start of written music that shows the second line is the G above middle C

T

treble staff

• Specialized

7.4

Five lines that show musical notes above middle C, used for violin or right-hand piano

T

treble recorder

• UK

8.1

A medium-sized wind instrument like a flute that plays notes between the tenor and soprano used in groups

How Many

to quintuple

3 7.5

to quadruple

31 4.8

to treble

2 6.1

double

18 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology