Meaning & use
tenfold
Equal to ten times as much or as many; multiplied by ten.
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Sales increased tenfold after the product was featured on national television.
The risk of injury rises tenfold when workers skip proper safety training.
A note on using this word
Tenfold usually follows a verb of increase or decrease, as in increased tenfold, rather than directly modifying a noun.
Words with a similar meaning
decuple
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