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Definition of Triple

Triple

  1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
  2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
  3. One of three; third.
  4. To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.

Triple Quotations

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'
Claude Pepper

Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Barry Switzer

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
Hank Aaron

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
Carl Yastrzemski

And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.
Elton John
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Triple Translations

triple in Dutch is drievoudig, driedubbel
triple in German is verdreifachen, dreimalig, dreifach
triple in Portuguese is triplicar-se
triple in Swedish is tredubbel

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