pentuple

adj, verb — 2 senses

pentuple

adj

Etymology From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”).

1

Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.

pentuple

verb

Etymology From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”).

1

Synonym of quintuple: To multiply or be multiplied by five.

  • He gives the agents 50 gp and promises to pentuple it if they discover who's harassing his business.2020, Michael Sayre, Sixty Feet Under, Paizo Publishing,, →ISBN, page 7:
Derived terms
pentuplet

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