Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

trebling

verb
/ˈtrɛb.lɪŋ/
Definition
The act of increasing or multiplying something by three.
Examples
  • After trebling her investment, she was able to buy a new house.
  • His efforts in trebling the output of the factory paid off significantly.
  • The population of the town has been trebling over the past decade.
Meaning
Trebling refers to the process of making something three times as much or becoming threefold.
Synonyms
  • tripling
  • multiplying threefold
  • thrice augmenting