fivefold

adjective

five·​fold ˈfīv-ˌfōld  -ˈfōld 

1

: having five units or members

2

: being five times as great or as many

fivefold

ˈfīv-ˈfōld 

adverb

Examples of fivefold in a Sentence

There has been a fivefold increase in membership this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 350 million customers used it over the past year, while active users nearly doubled and interactions increased more than fivefold year over year in the second quarter, CEO Andy Jassy said. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Since its creation, The Hangar’s volume of digital marketing assets has increased more than fivefold. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Near Menifee where Hwang bought his home, FAIR Plan policies grew fivefold from 2024 to this June. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

OpenRouter's fivefold volume jump suggests deflation and platform revenue are not mechanically opposed, and nobody outside Stripe has the data to say which effect dominates. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fivefold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled