twice as much as vs twice more than

Both phrases are commonly used in English, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Twice as much as' is used to compare two quantities where one is double the other, while 'twice more than' is used to indicate an increase of two times the original amount. The choice between the two depends on the context and the specific comparison being made.

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twice as much as

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare two quantities where one is double the other.

This phrase is used to indicate that one quantity is two times larger than another. It is typically used in comparisons of amounts or quantities.

Examples:

She earns twice as much as her brother.
The new phone costs twice as much as the old one.
He ate twice as much as he usually does.
The new store has twice as much space as the old one.
The company made twice as much profit this year.

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It is also one of the poorest and most marginalized, with poverty levels above 40% - twice as much as the national average.
Può raggiungere una quota di 10.000 feet and a speed of 220 knots, about twice as much as a conventional helicopter.
My brother eats twice as much as I do.
He charges twice as much as every other armorer in the city.
I'm bringing in twice as much as I ever did before.
Annamaria Testa further explains by quoting Legambiente: Italian sounding products are worth 54 million Euro, twice as much as authentic ones.
Captorhinus magnus averaged about twice as much as C. aguti.
and it cost twice as much as a first-class cabin on the Normandie to fly it.
New mothers are also mentioned, where they receive single rations with mothers of boys receiving twice as much as mothers of girls.
And the total of direct tort cost in this country is about two percent, which is twice as much as in other countries but, as taxes go, hardly crippling.
And it carried 56 people at the speed of a Buick at an altitude you could hear dogs bark, and it cost twice as much as a first-class cabin on the Normandie to fly it.
Almost twice as much as an adult.
He charges twice as much as every other armorer in the city.
Yours weighs almost twice as much as mine.
I bought coffee twice as much as you did.
It cost twice as much as the Porsche...
Generally speaking, however, males are entitled to twice as much as females.
They work twice as much as in other hospitals do.
You make twice as much as here.
Clark, you can do twice as much as any of them.

Alternatives:

double the amount of
twice the quantity of
two times as much as

twice more than

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate an increase of two times the original amount.

This phrase is used to show that a quantity has been increased by two times the original amount. It is often used in comparisons of increases or additions.

Examples:

The population is twice more than it was last year.
The price of the house is twice more than I expected.
She scored twice more than her previous test.
The project will take twice more than the estimated time.
The company's revenue is twice more than last quarter.

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In 2015 billionaires are twice more than in 2010!
In 2015 billionaires are twice more than in 2010! They possess 7000 billion of fortune!
Okay, that's twice you've said you're sorry, which is, like, twice more than I have ever heard you say it.
Like, that's twice more than anyone will ever have to do, like, in their entire lives.
The game was a great success (thousands of gamers paid for one copy of Star Heritage twice more than for other games), and we were ready to continue developing games for Spectrum, thinking of Star Heritage 2 even then.

Alternatives:

two times more than
double the amount of
twice the increase of

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