Betekenis van multiple In het Nederlands

• 0 very many of the same type, or of different types:

  • The young man died of multiple burns.

  • We made multiple copies of the report.

  • These children have multiple (= many different) handicaps.

• 1 a number that can be divided by a smaller number an exact number of times:

  • 18 is a multiple of 3, because 18 = 3 x 6.

• 2 a large company that has shops in many towns

• 3 consisting of or involving many things or types of things:

  • Make multiple copies of the report.

• 4 a number that results from multiplying one number by another when at least one of them is a whole number (= a number with no part of a number after it):

  • 18 is a multiple of 3, because 6×3=18.

• 5 involving many different people or things, or many different types of people or things :

  • The company has grown through acquisition and now produces multiple brands for multiple markets.

  • Our produce is shipped from multiple locations around the country.

• 6 the current price of one of a company's shares divided by the amount of profit related to it that the company makes in a year. Multiples are used to compare the prices of different shares:

  • In valuation terms, the 38% share price appreciation since May has pushed the firm's multiple to record high levels.

  • a forward/price earnings multiple

• 7 one of many stores with the same name that are all owned by the same company:

  • Supermarket multiples continue to dominate sales.

• 8 a number that is the result of multiplying one number by another:

  • a multiple of sth Many people have borrowed huge multiples of their salary in order to buy a home.

• 9 something that is sold, paid for, etc. in multiples of 5/100/1000, etc. is sold or paid for at one time by that amount:

  • Savers can put between £20 and £400 a month into a Yearly Plan with instalments in multiples of £5.