tenfold or ten times (2025)

1) I know that you can say the prices have doubled or tripled. What about when they are 10 times the original price. What is the proper way to say that?
a) The prices have increased 10 fold
b) The prices have increased to 10 times

2) I know it's correct to say I will double your money, what about increasing it to 10 times the original money? How can I say that properly?

a) I will increase your money tenfold
b) I will increase your money to 10 times

any other suggestion would be deeply appreciated

This is the best way of saying it:
a) The prices have increased 10 fold

If you want to use "times", there are two main ways of doing this
c) The prices have increased

10 times. [This isn't entirely clear as it could mean that they have increased on ten occasions]
d) The prices have increased to 10 times what they were. [This is very clear in meaning, but a little wordy].

The same things apply with "increase your money". Sentence (a) is fine; sentence (b) would be okay without "to", or you could say "I will increase your money to ten times what it is (now)".

Uncle Jack said:

This is the best way of saying it:
a) The prices have increased 10 fold

If you want to use "times", there are two main ways of doing this
c) The prices have increased

to

10 times. [This isn't entirely clear as it could mean that they have increased on ten occasions]
d) The prices have increased to 10 times what they were. [This is very clear in meaning, but a little wordy].

The same things apply with "increase your money". Sentence (a) is fine; sentence (b) would be okay without "to", or you could say "I will increase your money to ten times what it is (now)".

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Thanks very much for your answer.

Egmont said:

The main difference is that "tenfold" is a bit more literary, a bit less likely to be heard in everyday speech. Nearly everyone would understand it, though. If you want to write it - not just say it - then it is "tenfold," one word, with the numeric part spelled out in letters. The same is true of "threefold," "fourfold," and so on.

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Can you tell me a better of putting it so it won't sound formal? This is exactly my problem, I need a way of saying it that fits in with daily conversations.

"The prices are ten times higher than they used to be."

"I paid 40 dollars for this bag of rice. That's ten times higher than it used to cost."

What about this sentences, which one is correct?
a) The prices have increased 10 times as much.
b) The prices have increased 10 times as high.

And I know you can say I will double your money or I'll triple or quadruple your money. What about more than that?
Say someone gives you some money as to invest. And you promise to return 5 times the money they gave. How would you say that?

DeadLecter said:

What about this sentences, which one is correct?
a) The prices have increased 10 times as much.
b) The prices have increased 10 times as high.

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Neither. When you put in "as X", there is an implied "as X as Y."
The price of meat has increased 10 times as much as the price of vegetables.

Myridon said:

Neither. When you put in "as X", there is an implied "as X as Y."
The price of meat has increased 10 times as much as the price of vegetables.

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My point is that I'm comparing the prices to what they were before the increase not to another thing.
My full sentence would be:
The price of meat has increased 10 times as much(high) as it used to be.
Is this sentence correct and if so, can omit the rest after "much" and just say "the price of meat has increased 10 times as much" and if so should I use much or high?

The price of meat has increased 10 times as much(high) as it used to be.

"the price of meat has increased 10 times

"

DeadLecter said:

and if so should I use much or high?

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Use neither.

PaulQ said:

1)The price of meat has increased 10 times as much(high) as it used to be.

2)"the price of meat has increased 10 times as much"

Use neither.

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But wouldn't it be a little vague? The listener might be confused as to whether the price has increased tenfold or on 10 occasions. How does it sound to your ?

And about the first sentence , is it completely wrong is not desirable?
And about the second one, removing " as much " is optional or does it make the sentence wrong?

DeadLecter said:

My point is that I'm comparing the prices to what they were before the increase not to another thing.
My full sentence would be:
The price of meat has increased 10 times as much(high) as it used to be.
Is this sentence correct and if so, can omit the rest after "much" and just say "the price of meat has increased 10 times as much" and if so should I use much or high?

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No. That's not how "as much as" works. It compares two things not one thing to itself.
X increased as much as Y. means X increased as much as Y increased.
X increased by 10 times as much as Y means if Y increased by 2 times its original price then X increased by 20 times its original price.

DeadLecter said:

The listener might be confused as to whether the price has increased tenfold or on 10 occasions.

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Students often forget that context is the most important thing in english - with context, all is clear, without it there is confusion.
1. I doubt anyone would misinterpret it. Who do you know who counts the number of times a price rises?
2. If you are really worried "2)"There have been 10 rises in the price of meat since January"/ The price of meat is now 10 times higher than it was in January."