fifteenfold

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English

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Etymology

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From fifteen +‎ -fold.

Adjective

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fifteenfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of fifteen.
    • 2007 July 5, Andrew Downie, “Loan Changes in Brazil Motivate New Buyers and Home Building”, in New York Times[1]:
      Rodobens, a provincial firm specializing in the lower-middle income bracket, has plans to build 10,000 homes a year over the next four years, a fifteenfold rise on its previous annual total.

Adverb

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fifteenfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of fifteen.