/ ˈkwɪntjʊpl; NAmE ; kwɪnˈtjuːpl; NAmE also -ˈtuːpl/ adjective , determiner , verb
■ adjective [ only before noun ] determiner
1.
consisting of five parts, people, or groups
2.
being five times as much or as many
■ verb
to become five times bigger; to make sth five times bigger :
[ v ]
Sales have quintupled over the past few years.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus , from Latin quintus fifth + -plus as in duplus (from duo two).