to increase sixfold

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• sixfold — six|fold [ˈsıksfəuld US fould] adv formal by six times as much or as many ▪ Burglaries have increased sixfold . >sixfold adj ▪ a sixfold increase in teenage pregnancies …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sixfold — adverb by six times as much or as many: Burglaries have increased sixfold. sixfold adjective: a sixfold increase in teenage pregnancies …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sixfold — UK [ˈsɪksˌfəʊld] / US [ˈsɪksˌfoʊld] adverb by six times as much or as many The value of the stock has decreased almost sixfold since 1997. Derived word: sixfold UK / US adjective a sixfold increase in population …   English dictionary

• sixfold — six|fold [ sıks,fould ] adverb by six times as much or as many: The value of the stock has decreased almost sixfold since 1997. ╾ six|fold adjective: a sixfold increase in population …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

• sextuple — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 sixfold. 2 having six parts. 3 being six times as many or much. n. a sixfold number or amount. v.tr. & intr. multiply by six; increase sixfold. Derivatives: sextuply adv. Etymology: med.L sextuplus, irreg. f. L sex six,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Collateralized debt obligation — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …   Wikipedia

• ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• LABOR — Jewish Labor Organizations IN THE PRE STATE PERIOD Since the last decades of the 19th century, a number of sporadic labor associations have arisen in agriculture and in the printing, clothing, and building trades, as well as groups limited to a… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium