triple
20
3.2
- noun
- /ˈtrɪpəl/
- They are loving this triple bunk bed.
- double or triple
- triples or quadruples
- pairs and triples
Examples
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With the mess going on out there, she could charge triple what you pay if she wanted.
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Her network will pay me triple.
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Life insurance pays off triple if you die on a business trip.
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Back with another small review, The triple stack bacon cheeseburger.
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I could create a Pythagorean triple using these formulas.
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Make mine a triple.
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I'll have a Venti, triple-shot, sugar-free, vanilla, nonfat cappuccino.
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The restaurant offers a special deal for families: kids can eat for free with an adult ordering a triple meal.
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In the latest tournament, he achieved an impressive feat by recording three triples in consecutive games.
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To make the dessert, you'll need triple the amount of sugar compared to the standard recipe.
Synonyms
97
2.7
A group of three people who perform together, like musicians
45
6.1
A group of three people or things seen together
9
3.7
A group of three similar things seen as one unit
1
9.9
A group of three things joined and treated as one thing
A group of three things seen or used together
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
9
5.7
A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year
- Jargon
2
6.7
In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season
- Jargon
1
6.1
A baseball or softball play when the defending team gets three players out in one action
- Literature
1
9.9
A phrase that has three different meanings used to make a joke or point
- Jargon
1
7.6
A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in
- NSFW
A border area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet that is known for smuggling and other crime
How Many Times
Surface Forms
Morphology
triple = three (transparent) = tri + ple
The word is readily interpretable as 'three-fold' (relation to 'three' is clear to learners, even though 'tri-' and '-ple' are combining forms), and this sense denotes an amount that is three times as much.
Etymology
Triple comes from old parts tri- meaning 'three' and -ple meaning 'times'. So a triple as a noun is something that is 'three times' as much or a set of three.