Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nine times repeated.
- [In the following nonsenso-passage ninefold seems to be used elliptically for ninefold offspring or ninefold company:
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Nine times repeated.
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- adjective having nine parts
- adjective having nine times as much or as many
- adverb By a factor of nine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having nine units or components
- adverb by a factor of nine
- adjective having nine units or components
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fangda Special Steel Technology rose 5.4% after the company said it expects a ninefold rise in net profit for 2010.
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At the end of April 2011, yuan deposits in the Hong Kong banking system had risen to 511 billion, or $79 billion, up roughly ninefold from July 2009 when the settlement program was launched.
Get Ready: Here Comes the Yuan Tom Orlik 2011
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Last year Americans spent 2.3 trillion minutes chatting on cellphones, according to the U.S. wireless trade association CTIA — a ninefold increase since 2000.
Why Overhearing a Cellphone Conversation is Annoying | Impact Lab 2010
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This is expected to grow more than ninefold in the next decade, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation predicts.
IndiGo Shows How India Will Go Harsh Joshi 2011
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The University of Texas at San Antonio study predicted that, by 2020, the oil field will support 68,000 jobs, and its economic output will increase nearly ninefold.
Oil's Growing Thirst for Water Russell Gold 2011
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In 60 years, the total population of San Francisco stayed roughly the same, but the average house price rose ninefold, from $60,162 to nearly $550,000 (compared with Cincinnati, where the average house price increased from $65,000 to $145,000).
Class Dismissed 2009
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One block trade of 50 contracts that cost $5,000 Monday surged to $45,000 Friday, a ninefold profit in four days.
Heavy Bets on Clorox Options Before Icahn Bid Brendan Conway 2011
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Noninterest income doubled to S$700 million, mostly due to a ninefold increase in trading and investment income to S$295 million on the gains made on selling investment securities.
UOB Posts 35% Profit Rise Sam Holmes 2011
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In 60 years, the total population of San Francisco stayed roughly the same, but the average house price rose ninefold, from $60,162 to nearly $550,000 (compared with Cincinnati, where the average house price increased from $65,000 to $145,000).
Class Dismissed 2009
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At the end of April 2011, yuan deposits in the Hong Kong banking system had risen to 511 billion, or $79 billion, up roughly ninefold from July 2009 when the settlement program was launched.
Get Ready: Here Comes the Yuan Tom Orlik 2011
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