What does quintupled mean?
Quintupled is the past tense and past participle of quintuple, and it is also used adjectivally. It describes something that has been increased to five times its former number, amount, size, or value. In “The campaign quintupled its audience,” the verb shows the multiplication; in “a quintupled profit,” the adjective identifies the resulting figure. The word is most natural in financial, commercial, scientific, and demographic contexts, where it emphasizes unusually large proportional growth. It can sound more emphatic than the neutral expression “multiplied fivefold,” especially when the expansion itself is remarkable. Although the word literally concerns multiplication by five, it is often used metaphorically, as when a small programme “quintupled” in popularity. Quintupled is understood throughout the English-speaking world and is remembered through the same Latin ancestry as quintuple, a word built on roots associated with five and fivefold.
To multiply something by five, making it five times its former number, amount, size, or value.
"The company quintupled its investment in research over the following year."
Often used for especially dramatic growth, but the word itself is neutral and can apply to any multiplication by five.
Amounting to five times the original number, amount, size, or value.
"The firm announced a quintupled rise in subscriber numbers."
Common in attributive constructions such as “quintupled revenue” and “quintupled growth.”
Quintupled hides its numerical secret in plain sight: it comes from Latin roots meaning “five” and “fivefold.”
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does quintupled come from?
Quintupled comes from quintuple, which was borrowed from Latin quintuplex, meaning “fivefold.” The Latin word combined quinque, “five,” with plexus, related to folding or interlacing. Its relatives quintuplet, quintet, quinary, and quinquennial preserve cognates of the same numerical tradition associated with five.
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How quintupled is actually used
The word is especially common in financial, commercial, scientific, and demographic contexts. It can lend emphasis or a note of drama to dramatic proportional growth, whereas “increased fivefold” is often more neutral. It is understood in both British and American English.
Easily confused with quintupled
“Quintuple” is the base verb and adjective, while “quintupled” normally functions as its past tense, past participle, or as an adjective describing a fivefold result.