multiplier C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪər/ UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified Government spending can act as a multiplier on economic growth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a quantity or factor by... factorcoefficientamplifieraugmenter ↔ Opposites divisorreducer Word family Related forms multiplymultiplemultiplication Etymology AI details From multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'). multiplicāre Latin multus Latin plicāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # multiplier **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌltɪplaɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified ## Examples - Government spending can act as a multiplier on economic growth. ## Synonyms - factor - coefficient - amplifier - augmenter ## Antonyms - divisor - reducer ## Related Forms - multiply - multiple - multiplication ## Roots and Affixes - Root: multiplicāre - Root: multus - Root: plicāre ## Etymology From multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'). ## AI Etymology Multiplier comes from multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'). The etymological trail includes Latin multiplicāre, Latin multus, Latin plicāre. The same word family includes multiply, multiple, multiplication. Its current noun use means "a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified". ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown