multiplied by
phraseUK /ˈmʌl.tɪ.plaɪd baɪ/
US /ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪd baɪ/
When a number is multiplied by another number, it is added to itself that many times to make a bigger number.
Six multiplied by four equals twenty-four.
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2. Used to show how many times larger one amount is than another.
The new price is the old price multiplied by three.
3. Used in math to describe the result of a multiplication operation.
The area is length multiplied by width.
4. Used figuratively to mean made much greater in effect or amount.
Their problems were multiplied by the bad weather.