adjective
triple
TRIHP-uhl
adjective
1
Made up of three parts, or three times the usual amount.
"The gymnast landed a triple somersault."
"They offered a triple discount for early sign-ups."
verb
1
To multiply something by three, or to become three times as large.
"The company tripled its profits in two years."
"Demand for the product tripled overnight."
noun
1
In baseball, a hit that lets the batter reach third base.
"He drove in two runs with a triple to left field."
How to Use Triple
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThree times as much, or made of three parts.
Common pairings
triple threat
triple the size
hit a triple
Word Forms
tripled past tense, triples singular
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Etymology
From Latin triplus, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root as "three" — a doublet of "treble."