26984 words

multiple

11 definitions • 15 examples
1
very many of the same type, or of different types:

Examples:

The young man died of multiple burns.
We made multiple copies of the report.
We offer multiple (= many different) payment options.
2
a number that can be divided by a smaller number an exact number of times:

Examples:

18 is a multiple of 3, because 18 = 3 x 6.
3
a large company that has shops in many towns
4
having more than one and usually several of something:

Examples:

Most of the multiple-family domestic groups contained two small families living together.
They studied the children's vocabularies and early multiple-word utterances.
5
consisting of or involving many things or types of things:

Examples:

Make multiple copies of the report.
6
a number that results from multiplying one number by another when at least one of them is a whole number (= a number with no part of a number after it):

Examples:

18 is a multiple of 3, because 6×3=18.
7
involving many different people or things, or many different types of people or things :

Examples:

The company has grown through acquisition and now produces multiple brands for multiple markets.
Our produce is shipped from multiple locations around the country.
8
the current price of one of a company's shares divided by the amount of profit related to it that the company makes in a year. Multiples are used to compare the prices of different shares:

Examples:

In valuation terms, the 38% share price appreciation since May has pushed the firm's multiple to record high levels.
a forward/price earnings multiple
9
one of many stores with the same name that are all owned by the same company:

Examples:

10
a number that is the result of multiplying one number by another:

Examples:

a multiple of sth Many people have borrowed huge multiples of their salary in order to buy a home.
11
something that is sold, paid for, etc. in multiples of 5/100/1000, etc. is sold or paid for at one time by that amount:

Examples:

Savers can put between £20 and £400 a month into a Yearly Plan with instalments in multiples of £5.

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