Definitions

1. adverb

to a degree twenty times as great, or twenty times as much; to an extent twenty times as great.

“The profits were twentyfold after the company invested in a new project.”

2. noun

a number of things, especially people, that is twenty times as great as some other number or quantity.

“The city’s population has grown twentyfold since its founding.”

3. adverb

by a factor of twenty, twenty times as great.

“The new policy has increased the company’s sales twentyfold.”