fiftyfold

Multiplied by fifty

Fiftyfold means fifty times as much or as many: The investment returned fiftyfold.

Like other -fold compounds, it works as both adjective and adverb, describing multiplication or increase by a factor of fifty.

The word appears most often in contexts of dramatic growth or biblical enumeration.

multiplication

multiplier

Number that scales another

magnitude · scale · multiple · ratio · coefficient · percentage · hundredfold · thousandfold · tenfold · twentyfold

abundance

harvest

Gathering mature crops

wealth · richness · plenty · profusion · overflow · surplus · windfall · blessing · fruitfulness · multiplication

increase

surge

Sudden powerful increase

  • spikeSharp rise or point
  • jumpPropel oneself airborne
  • leapSudden springing movement

soar · rise · escalation · growth · boost · upturn · upswing · amplification · intensification · expansion

return

yield

Produce or relinquish

  • ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
  • dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
  • profitGain exceeding expenditure

gain · windfall · earnings · payout · investment · reward · payoff · proceeds · returns · interest

Opposites
magnitude of multiplication

fiftyfoldunchanged

Not modified at all

halved · single · reduced · diminished · fractional

Family

fold, fifth, fifty, fifteen, manifold, twofold, fifties, fivefold

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G