pentuple
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Etymology
From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”).
Adjective
pentuple (not comparable)
Verb
pentuple (third-person singular simple present pentuples, present participle pentupling, simple past and past participle pentupled)
- Synonym of quintuple: To multiply or be multiplied by five.
- 2020, Michael Sayre, Sixty Feet Under, Paizo Publishing,, →ISBN, page 7:
- He gives the agents 50 gp and promises to pentuple it if they discover who's harassing his business.
Derived terms
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