half again as much/many as
idiom
US
—used to say that the size or amount of one thing is 50 percent more than another
If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half again as many people came as were expected.
This dress costs half again as much as that one.
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“Half again as much/many as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20again%20as%20much%2Fmany%20as. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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