Tripling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of multiplying by three.
  2. 2
    increase by a factor of three wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of triple form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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ternarythreefoldtrebletriothreefoldaccelerate

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"But there'll be no more deliveries for Dr. Trietsch. As of January 1, he is no longer doing obstetrics and is focusing instead on gynecology. Dr. Trietsch says it was a difficult decision. It's not that's he's tired of being on call nights, weekends, and holidays. It's that his malpractice insurance premium is tripling, from $28,000 to about $90,000 a year. The cost was simply too much for his practice."

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