See Also: treble(2)(dictionary)
treble(medicine)
treble(1)(dictionary)
treble(dictionary)
treble 3, noun(dictionary)
treble 2, verb(dictionary)
treble clef(dictionary)
treble 1, predeterminer(dictionary)
Treble Damages(money)
Treble - General(gambling)

treble (iou)



treble verb. ME.
[from TREBLE adjective & adverb.]
verb trans. Make three times as much or as many; multiply by three. ME.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Double six thousand, and then treble that. Listener Pre-packaging..trebles a shop assistant's throughput.
b. Fold in three thicknesses; make in three layers. L16.
c. Amount to three times as many or as much as. E17.
G. Borrow The Carlists..whose numbers more than trebled his own.
verb intrans. Emit a high-pitched or shrill sound. Also (foll. by upon), sing the treble part to the lower parts in a composition. rare. LME.
verb intrans. Become three times as much or as many. E17.
C. Pebody Mr Levy reduced the price of the paper...The circulation doubled, trebled, quadrupled.