twelvefold
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- adjective
- /ˈtwɛlvfoʊld/
- Combining general inflation with campaign-specific inflation, we find roughly a twelvefold increase in the cost of campaigns.
- twelvefold increase
Examples
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After she witnessed Jesus draw himself twelvefold into a coal, which he then consumed in the fire of his own eye, she lived in and for her visions.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the past decade, donations to the charity have grown twelvefold due to increased awareness of its work.
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Despite a twelvefold increase in fertilizer use since 1970/71, the food production index (based on 1979-81 = 100) for 1986/88 was 80.
Academic text (1991) -
Mistress Goody's income had increased twelvefold since she had put Nix in charge of the eggs and butter, and as for the jam and pickles, well, they had taken off like a house afire.
Fiction book (1993) -
The company plans to expand its production capacity twelvefold to meet the growing demand.
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The report indicated that the number of online shoppers has increased twelvefold since last year.
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Etymology
Twelvefold is made of twelve and fold, where fold means 'times', just like in twofold. Think of folding paper to make more layers: twelvefold means 'twelve times as much'.