multiplier C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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 Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown