hundredfold

hundredfold
/hun"drid fohld'/, adj.
1. a hundred times as great or as much.
2. comprising a hundred parts or members.
adv.
3. in a hundredfold measure.
[1125-75; ME hundredfald. See HUNDRED, -FOLD]

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  • Hundredfold — Hun dred*fold , n. A hundred times as much or as many. [1913 Webster] He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time. Mark x. 30. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hundredfold — c.1200, from HUNDRED (Cf. hundred) + FOLD (Cf. fold) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hundredfold — [hun′drədfōld΄, hun′dərdfōld΄] adj. [ HUNDRED + FOLD] having a hundred times as much or as many adv. a hundred times as much or as many: with a (or, British, an) n. a number or an amount a hundred times as great …   English World dictionary

  • hundredfold — hun•dred•fold [[t]ˈhʌn drɪdˌfoʊld[/t]] adj. 1) a hundred times as great or as much 2) comprising a hundred parts or members 3) in a hundredfold measure • Etymology: 1125–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • hundredfold — /ˈhʌndrədfoʊld/ (say hundruhdfohld) adjective 1. comprising a hundred parts or members. 2. a hundred times as great or as much. –adverb 3. in a hundredfold measure …  

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  • hundredfold — adverb by a factor of one hundred they money increased a hundredfold • Syn: ↑a hundred times …   Useful english dictionary

  • hundredfold — adjective or adverb see hundred …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hundredfold — 1. adjective Multiplied by a hundred. 2. adverb By a factor of one hundred …   Wiktionary

  • hundredfold — adv. times one hundred …   English contemporary dictionary

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