When someone says something has increased "two fold" or "five fold" or "ten fold" what does that mean?

Question

is it only used in money or profit numbers?

Answer 1

It has multiplied by that number of times.

Answer 2

it has doubled tripled so on and so forth

Answer 3

Two fold basically means multiplied by two.

It can refer to all numerical statistics (including monetary one's).

A good example of this is if there was a group of 15 people but suddenly 60 people joined them (making 75 people) then the number of people has increased five fold.

Answer 4

reporters use it also.  something that increased 3x went up 300% (50 x 3 = 150, or 3x the original number)

Answer 5

it means multiply  original amount by the fold number ,2 ,5 ,10 its used in many aspects  not only money or profits

Answer 6

"Fold" just means multiplication.

"Two fold" = multiplied by 2 times

"Five fold" = multiplied by 5 times

"Ten fold" = multiplied by 10 times

Answer 7

It means you have multiplied that amount 2 times over, or 5 times over or ten times over.  Whatever the 'fold' is ;)  So if you lend me a dime and I say I will pay you back tenfold, I would give you a dollar.

Answer 8

Just replace the word "fold" with "times" in your mind.

Two fold = two times = 100 to 200, 400 to 800, etc. etc. etc.

It's not only used for money.