Spanish Conversation · Level 27
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Spanish word
triplicar
Pronunciation
IPA/tɾipliˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbtriple
Example
Si seguimos así, triplicaremos las ganancias.
If we continue like this, we will triple the profits.
More examples
Ante la escasez, muchas tiendas triplicaron los precios.
Faced with the shortage, many stores tripled their prices.
Core concept
Making a quantity three times larger.
Common phrases
triplicar el precio
triple the price
triplicar los costes
triple the costs
Similar words
aumentar: Increase in amount or degree.
subir: Rise to a higher level or value.
duplicar: Make an amount twice as large.
multiplicar: Multiply an amount to make it many times larger.
Definition in Spanish
Multiplicar por tres el tamaño, número o cantidad de algo.
Word origin
From Latin triplex 'threefold' through triplicāre, where the suffix -āre turns the root into a verb meaning 'to make threefold'.
Usage tips
- When the subject itself grows, Spanish often uses triplicarse, while triplicar without se usually expresses causing that growth.