triple

1. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.

   a quantity that is three times as great as another

2. (informal)A drink with three portions of alcohol.

   I've had a hard day; make that a triple.

3. Three runs.

4. (US)A hamburger with three patties.

   I'd like a triple with cheese.

5. A three-base hit.

   The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.

   a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

6. A three-point field goal.

7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.

8. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

1. Tom tripled his investment in six months.

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2. Tom hit a triple.

   ruТом сделал удар на три базы.

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3. Since the Industrial Revolution, the world population has more than tripled.

   ruСо времён индустриальной революции население Земли увеличилось более чем втрое.

   deSeit der Industrialisierung hat sich die Weltbevölkerung mehr als verdreifacht.

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4. Its value has tripled.

   Його вартість потроїлася.

   deSein Wert stieg um das Dreifache.

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5. The enemy had triple our numbers.

   ruПротивник превосходил нас численностью втрое.

   deDer Feind hatte dreimal so viele Leute wie wir.

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