to triple
112
2.5
- verb
- /ˈtrɪpəl/
- In Southeast Asia, emissions of sulfur dioxide are expected to triple in the next two to three decades.
- double or triple
- triple the amount
- tripled in size
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- The yield would double and then triple and then quadruple by decade.
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- I mean they double or triple the length of most carrots.
- A sort of second guessing, double and triple checking, reassurance seeking.
- They were double tripling, quadrupling in value in one day.
Examples
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I told you I'd triple your business.
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Your property taxes just tripled just overnight.
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If you accept, your payment will be triple your current annual salary.
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As a partner, his salary will triple.
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There are probably 50 or 60 thousand people already assembled here and by the day's end, that number will triple.
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So, the price just tripled.
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The apps that have been created with children in mind have tripled in recent years.
Academic text (2015) -
Although the county population had almost tripled since 1960, it was still less than 30,000.
Academic text (1990) -
However, the number of such vehicles has tripled, resulting in a threefold increase in their total fuel consumption.
Academic text (1990) -
The number of students enrolled in the course will triple next semester.
Synonyms
2
6.1
To make something three times as much
1
7.2
To make three copies of something
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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
29
4.8
112
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
triple = three (transparent) = tri + ple
The verb sense means 'make three times as much', which is a straightforward extension of the 'threefold' concept and thus transparent.
Etymology
Triple comes from old parts tri- meaning 'three' and -ple meaning 'times'. So to triple something is to make it 'three times' as much.