triple

• Aus drei Teilen oder Elementen bestehend; dreimal so groß oder so oft vorhanden.

Consisting of three parts or members; three times as great or as many.

1. Having three partsB1formal

   Consisting of or involving three units, components, or elements.

   dreifach

   • The company offers a triple guarantee on its products.
   • The building has a triple entrance with three separate doors.
   • They signed a triple agreement covering all three parties.

   Synonymeternarythreefoldtrebletrinetripartite

   Antonymedoublesingle

2. Three times as muchB1formal

   Being three times as great in size, amount, or number.

   Dreifach

   • She received a triple bonus for her outstanding work.
   • The population of the city has seen a triple increase over the decade.
   • He paid triple the usual price for the rare book.

   Synonymethreefoldtreble

• Substantiv für eine Gruppe von drei ähnlichen Dingen oder Personen, die als Einheit betrachtet werden; die dreifache Menge von etwas; im Baseball ein Schlag, der dem Schlagmann erlaubt, sicher die dritte Base zu erreichen.

A noun referring to a set of three similar things considered as a unit, a quantity three times as great as another, or a base hit in baseball that allows the batter to safely reach third base.

1. Baseball hitB2formalamericansport

   A base hit in baseball that allows the batter to safely reach third base.

   Triple

   • The batter hit a triple and drove in two runs.
   • He slid into third base safely for a triple.
   • The crowd cheered as the player rounded the bases for a triple.

   Synonymethree-baggerthree-base hit

   Antonymedoublesingle

2. B1formal

   A group or set of three similar things considered together as a unit.

   Tripel

   • The company released a triple of new products this quarter.
   • They ordered a triple of the same dessert for the table.
   • The artist painted a triple of portraits for the exhibition.

   Synonymethreesometriadtrinitytriotriplettroika

3. Three times the amountB1formal

   A quantity that is three times as great as another specified quantity.

   Dreifache Menge

   • He earned a triple of his previous salary after the promotion.
   • The recipe calls for a triple of the original amount of sugar.
   • The population of the city has grown to a triple of what it was in 1990.

   Synonymetreble

• Verb, das bezeichnet, etwas auf das Dreifache zu erhöhen oder dreimal so groß zu werden.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something three times as great or as many, or of becoming three times as great or as many.

1. Increase threefoldB2formal

   To become three times as much or as many; to multiply by three.

   verdreifachen

   • The company's profits tripled in just one year.
   • She tripled her investment by selling the stocks at the right time.
   • The population of the town tripled after the new factory opened.

   Synonymetrebletriplicate

2. Hit a three-base hitB2informalamericansport

   In baseball, to hit the ball and safely reach third base.

   einen Triple schlagen

   • The batter tripled to deep center field.
   • He tripled in the bottom of the ninth inning.
   • The player tripled and then scored on a sacrifice fly.