multiplier
Syllables: mul·ti·pli·er/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/UK[ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)]
multiplier noun: one who multiplies or causes something to increase.
Noun
multiplier (plural multipliers)
- One who multiplies or causes something to increase.
- A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
- In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.
- The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.
- An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
- English multipliers include "double" and "triple".
- A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
- There is a second-round effect of crowding in higher private investment as public sector contractors tool up to meet the public contracts, and then a third – as all firms adjust to the higher level of demand by raising business investment levels – of more crowding in and so-called “multiplier...2024 November 3, Will Hutton, “Investment drives growth. That’s why gloomy forecasters are so wrong about the budget”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025
- Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
- a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
- A multiplier onion.
- Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers, and easier to grow than onions.1995, Marian Coonse, Onions, Leeks and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners, page 52
multiplier meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
multiplier in Hindi
- multiplier
- पूरक pūrak
multiplier in Tamil
- பெருக்கி, பெருக்கெண், பெருக்க எண், பல் கூட்டுப் பெருக்கி
multiplier in Marathi
- number
- गुणक guṇak
multiplier in Urdu
- بڑھانے والا, ضارب
More languagesFewer languages
- multiplier in Bengali
- গুণক, বৃদ্ধিকারক
- multiplier in Telugu
- గుణకము guṇakamu
- multiplier in Kannada
- ಗುಣಕ
- multiplier in Sanskrit
- गुणक guṇaka
- multiplier in Tagalog
- parami
- multiplier in Indonesian
- pengali
Examples of multiplier in a sentence
- For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential1997, Christopher Alan White, The Development of Ab Initio Methods for the Treatment of Large Molecules:
- But that can be ignored, because the USTR has set ε at 4 and φ at 0.25, so when computed give an overall multiplier of 1 for the imports number.2025 April 3, Felix Salmon, “How to read the White House's tariff formula”, in Axios, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025:
Forms of multiplier
| plural | multipliers |
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Origin of multiplier
From multiply + -er.
Words formed from multiplier
- biomultiplier
- electron multiplier
- force multiplier
- frequency multiplier
- function multiplier
- Greinacher multiplier
- multiplier effect
- multiplier of words
- photomultiplier
- thermomultiplier
- voltage multiplier
Phrases with multiplier
Questions about multiplier
- What does multiplier mean?
- Multiplier means one who multiplies or causes something to increase.
- What is multiplier in Hindi?
- Multiplier in Hindi is पूरक (pūrak). See Multiplier meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use multiplier in a sentence?
- For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential
- What part of speech is multiplier?
- Multiplier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce multiplier?
- Multiplier is pronounced /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/.
- What is the plural of multiplier?
- The plural of multiplier is multipliers.
Words near multiplier in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: multiplier (page history and authors); पूरक (Hindi) (page history and authors); multiplier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); multiplier (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Multiplier (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గుణకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); multiplier (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); गुणक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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