by a factor of three; our rent increased threefold in the past five years

[ Syn: three times , three times , three times , three times , three times , three times , three times , three times ]

three times as great or many; a claim for treble (or triple) damages; a threefold increase

[ Syn: treble , three-fold , triple ]

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; a double (or dual) role for an actor; the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson; every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison

[ Syn: double , dual , twofold , two-fold , treble , three-fold ]