multiplier

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English multiple Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English multiply Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English multiplier From multiply + -er.

1. One who multiplies or causes something to increase.
2. 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.”

3. An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

   “English multipliers include "double" and "triple".”

4. 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 effects”.”

5. Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
6. Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
7. A multiplier onion.

   “Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers, and easier to grow than onions.”