hundredfold
/'hʌndrədfould/
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Definition
- Adverb: By a factor of one hundred; to one hundred times the amount or degree.
- Adjective: Multiplied by one hundred; being one hundred times as great or as numerous.
Usage
The word "hundredfold" is used to describe an increase, multiplication, or return that is exactly one hundred times the original amount. It is a precise term often found in mathematical, financial, agricultural, and figurative contexts to emphasize a very large multiplicative change.
Examples
- Adverb:
- The company's profits grew hundredfold after the successful product launch.
- The investment returned hundredfold, far exceeding their initial expectations.
- Adjective:
- They experienced a hundredfold increase in website traffic.
- The parable speaks of a hundredfold harvest from a single seed.
Advanced Usage
- "to increase a hundredfold": To become one hundred times larger.
- The population of the town increased a hundredfold in just fifty years.
- "a hundredfold return": A gain equal to one hundred times the original investment.
- Venture capitalists seek startups capable of generating a hundredfold return.
Variants and Related Words
- Hundred (n, adj): The cardinal number equal to 10 x 10.
- -fold (suffix): A suffix used to form adjectives and adverbs meaning "multiplied by" or "having so many parts" (e.g., twofold, tenfold, manifold).
Synonyms
- A hundred times: (Phrase) Multiplied by one hundred.
- Centuple: (Adjective, rare) Consisting of one hundred parts or multiplied by one hundred.
Antonyms
- Hundredth: (Adjective, noun) One of one hundred equal parts; the ordinal number for 100.
Related Phrases
- Reap a hundredfold: (Phrase) To receive a return or result one hundred times greater than the effort or seed sown, often used metaphorically.
- By investing in education, a society reaps a hundredfold in innovation and prosperity.
Adverb
- by a factor of one hundred
- they money increased a hundredfold