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twofold, threefold
the suffix -fold means ‘multiplied by that number’
quadrupled
increased by four times
by a factor of
multiplied by
drastic
severe and sudden
revised upwards
changed to a higher number
deviated from the norm
moved away from the standard or accepted pattern
fluctuate
keep going up and down
seesawed
gone up and down at regular intervals
erratic
not regular and often changing suddenly
aggregate
total
aggregated
added up all the different amounts
blip
temporary change
correlation between
connection between facts or things which cause or affect each other
GDP
Gross Domestic Product: the total amount that a country produces
expenditure
the amount of money spent on something
discrepancy between
difference between two things that should be the same
ratio
the relationship between two amounts, which expresses how much bigger one is than the other
flawed
inaccurate
multiple
very many of the same type, or of different types
inconsistent with
not in agreement with
ballpark figure
guess believed to be accurate
tot everything up
add everything up (less formal)
run into six figures
get a figure over 100,000
variables
different factors that may change
projected figures
planned figures
erred on the side of caution
been cautious
rounded things down
make, say, 2.5 into 2 rather than 3
conservative
cautious
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