ninefold

adjective

1
: being nine times as great or as many
2
: having nine units or members
ninefold adverb

Examples of ninefold in a Sentence

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Fast-forward to 2025, and that number has increased more than ninefold. Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Bluesky saw its user base explode in 2024, with the social network expanding its users almost ninefold, from 2.89 million to 25.94 million. Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 25 Jan. 2025 Shares are up 180% year to date and have increased more than ninefold since the beginning of 2023. Todd Haselton, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024 Note that the chart below depicts S & P earnings on a logarithmic scale —S & P earnings have grown by more than ninefold since January 1991. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ninefold

Word History

First Known Use

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

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The first known use of ninefold was before the 12th century

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“Ninefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninefold. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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