three-fold

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three-fold

The company's profits increased three-fold over the last quarter.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Triple; consisting of three parts or layers: Having three parts, elements, or components. 2. Three times as great or as many: Multiplied by three; treble.

Usage
  • Used to describe something that is composed of three distinct parts or that has tripled in size, amount, or degree.
  • Often used in formal, literary, or technical contexts to emphasize multiplicity or increase.
Examples
  • The company reported a three-fold increase in profits this quarter.
  • The strategy had a three-fold purpose: to educate, to engage, and to empower the community.
  • She faced a three-fold challenge involving financial, logistical, and personal hurdles.
Advanced Usage
  • In a three-fold manner: To do something in three ways or with three aspects.
    • The plan was developed in a three-fold manner, addressing past, present, and future concerns.
  • Used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'was').
Variants and Related Words
  • Threefold (adjective, adverb): The more common spelling, often written as one word.
  • Treble (adjective, verb): Can be a synonym, especially meaning "three times as much."
  • Triple (adjective, verb): A more common synonym meaning consisting of three parts or multiplied by three.
Synonyms
  • Triple
  • Treble
  • Tripartite
  • Triplex
Antonyms
  • Single
  • Onefold
Notes
  • The term is hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., a three-fold objective). When used after a verb, it is often written as one word (e.g., The increase was threefold).
  • While "three-fold" can describe physical layers, it is frequently used metaphorically to describe abstract concepts like purposes, challenges, or increases.
three-fold

The company's profits increased three-fold over the last quarter.

Adjective
  1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
    • a double (or dual) role for an actor
    • the office of a clergyman is twofold
    • every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison
  2. three times as great or many
    • a claim for treble (or triple) damages
    • a threefold increase

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