quintuplicate

quintuplicate

A clerk makes five identical copies of the document in quintuplicate.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A set of five identical copies: "quintuplicate" refers to a group of five items that are exactly the same, often used in administrative or legal contexts.
    • One of five copies: It can also denote a single copy that belongs to a set of five.

  2. Adjective:

    • Multiplied by five: Describes something that has been increased or reproduced five times.
    • Consisting of five identical parts: Pertaining to a document or item that exists in five matching versions.

  3. Verb:

    • To multiply by five: The act of increasing something fivefold.
    • To make five copies of: To reproduce a document or image in five identical copies.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Please file the contract in quintuplicate. (Submit the contract in five identical copies.)
    • Each quintuplicate of the report was sent to a different department. (Each of the five copies was distributed separately.)

  • Adjective:

    • The quintuplicate forms were required for the audit. (The five identical forms were needed for the audit.)
    • She made a quintuplicate copy of the letter. (She created a fifth identical copy of the letter.)

  • Verb:

    • The machine can quintuplicate the document automatically. (The machine can make five copies of the document automatically.)
    • We need to quintuplicate the data for security purposes. (We need to multiply the data five times for security.)
Advanced Usage
  • "in quintuplicate": A fixed phrase meaning "in five copies" or "in a set of five identical items."
    • The agreement was drawn up in quintuplicate. (The agreement was prepared in five identical copies.)
  • "to quintuplicate a number": In mathematics, to multiply a number by five.
    • If you quintuplicate 10, you get 50. (Multiplying 10 by five yields 50.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Quintuplicate (n): The state or fact of being fivefold.
  • Quintuplication (n): The process of multiplying by five or creating five copies.
  • Quintuplicative (adj): Relating to or involving multiplication by five.
    • The quintuplicative process was efficient. (The process of making five copies was efficient.)
Synonyms
  • Fivefold: Multiplied by five; consisting of five parts.
  • Quintuple: Five times as many or as much; a set of five.
  • Reproduce in quintuplicate: To make five identical copies.
Related Idioms
  • "in triplicate": A common phrase used similarly for three copies, often contrasted with "in quintuplicate" for five copies.
    • While most forms are in triplicate, this one must be in quintuplicate. (Most forms require three copies, but this one requires five.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • "Quintuplicate out": (rare) To produce five copies and distribute them.
    • The clerk quintuplicated out the forms to each office. (The clerk made five copies and distributed them to each office.)