Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A thousand times as much.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Multiplied by a thousand.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.
  • adjective Having one thousand parts or members.
  • adverb By a factor of a thousand.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb by three orders of magnitude

Etymologies

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Old English þūsendfeald, corresponding to thousand +‎ -fold.

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Examples

  • "What aggravates your pain a thousandfold is the thought you are being robbed of a necessity, by one who uses it as a toy.

    Too Old for Dolls A Novel 1926

  • Now the whole matter has become amplified a thousandfold, like a certain sexual act performed upon a former President of the United States.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • However, within just the last month, with a lot of assistance from Arianna Huffington and the HuffPost, our visibility has increased a thousandfold.

    Seth Reams: Change is Happening Seth Reams 2010

  • I still miss that man, as I am sure Yoko Ono must do, a thousandfold ...

    Peter Clothier: MOMA Peter Clothier 2010

  • With a lot of assistance from Arianna Huffington and HuffPost, the visibility of "We've Got Time to Help" has increased a thousandfold.

    Seth Reams: Change is Happening Seth Reams 2010

  • Despite the Cylons being redesigned, the story changed a little, and the complexity ramped up a thousandfold, the new Battlestar Galactica won legions of new fans for a franchise many thought long since dead, and through extras such as the spin-off project Razor (plus other forthcoming films) and the upcoming prequel series Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica story will continue to echo in the science fiction pantheon long after the series has ended.

    Galactica Original | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • We unlocked horns and relations improved ten thousandfold.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • However, within just the last month, with a lot of assistance from Arianna Huffington and the HuffPost, our visibility has increased a thousandfold.

    Seth Reams: Change is Happening Seth Reams 2010

  • The gunman had done the sums and realised it was worth a life in prison to increase his follower count a thousandfold.

    Quiet City Connor Tomas O'Brien 2011

  • We ve Got Time to Help has increased a thousandfold.

    Seth Reams: Change is Happening Seth Reams 2010

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