fifteenfold

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English

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    Cardinal: fifteen
    Ordinal: fifteenth
    Adverbial: fifteen times
    Multiplier: fifteenfold
    Germanic collective: fifteensome

Etymology

From fifteen +‎ -fold.

Adjective

fifteenfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of fifteen.
    • 2007 July 5, Andrew Downie, “Loan Changes in Brazil Motivate New Buyers and Home Building”, in New York Times:
      Rodobens, a provincial firm specializing in the lower-middle income bracket, has plans to build 10,000 homes a year over the next four years, a fifteenfold rise on its previous annual total.

Adverb

fifteenfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of fifteen.