tenfold

[ adjective ten-fohld; adverb ten-fohld ]
/ adjective ˈtɛnˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtɛnˈfoʊld /

adjective

comprising ten parts or members.
ten times as great or as much.

adverb

in tenfold measure: good deeds rewarded tenfold.

Origin of tenfold

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold

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British Dictionary definitions for tenfold

tenfold
/ (ˈtɛnˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having 10 times as many or as much a tenfold increase in population
composed of 10 parts

adverb

by or up to 10 times as many or as much the population increased tenfold