adjective / verb / noun
double
Twice the usual or specified amount.
This recipe makes double the amount we need for dinner.
Etymology
The Latin source means twofold. This sense preserves the numerical relationship directly: the original amount or measure is taken twice.
More examples
- The store doubles its staff during the holidays.
- Our rent has doubled in ten years.
- She earns double what I make.
Forms
double · doubles · doubled · doubling
Similar words
- twice
- Expresses multiplication by two rather than the resulting amount.
- twofold
- Often describes proportional increases; does not function as a verb.