The repair took twice as long as expected.
売り上げを来年までに倍にしたい。
We want to double sales by next year.
times as much; -fold
Counter-like suffix attached to numbers to express a multiplier, as in 3倍 'three times' or 10倍 'tenfold'.
この薬は水で十倍に薄めて使います。
This medicine is used after diluting it tenfold with water.
今年の応募者数は去年の三倍です。
The number of applicants this year is three times last year's.
one in n; n to one odds
In competition ratios, selection odds, and similar contexts, N倍 can mean that there are N people or chances for one place: effectively 'one in N' or 'N to 1'.
入試の競争率は四十倍だった。
The entrance exam had a competition ratio of forty to one.
この講座の抽選倍率は二十倍を超えた。
The lottery odds for this course exceeded twenty to one.
Sales doubled.
Three times as many tourists came as last year.
There were five times as many applicants as there were openings.
To double one's salary.
The costs increased twofold.
It's being sold at double the price.
double speed; 2X speed · -times speed; ...X speed
overtone; harmonic; harmonic partial
double the amount; twice the price
doubling repeatedly; multiplying
doubling · marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
multiplying by one; original amount · (even) more · double; twice as much; twofold
three times; triple; threefold
double; twice as much; twofold
five times; quintuple; fivefold
servo; booster; power assist
double size; twice as large
redoubled; increased; more than before
baiman; win worth 16000 points (24000 if dealer)
double-width character; full-width character
ten times; tenfold