two-thirds more than vs three times as much as

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Two-thirds more than' indicates an increase of two-thirds of the original amount, while 'three times as much as' indicates a multiplication of the original amount by three. The choice between them depends on whether you want to express an increase or a multiplication.

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two-thirds more than

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

This phrase is used to express an increase of two-thirds of a quantity. For example, 'The new model costs two-thirds more than the previous one.'

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Fourteen and two-thirds more infidelities to commit, to come out even.
Youch. Not even two-thirds normal size.
Two thirds of its disbursements go towards this.
Two thirds of people feel uninformed.
Over two thirds of business people work in SMEs and two thirds of additional revenue is created by these businesses.
But you were together for two-thirds of a human life span.
More than two-thirds of tariff reductions on industrial products will be completed on accession.
The rules of procedure should provide for a ministerial quorum of two-thirds.
According to your attendance records, you missed two-thirds of your classes.
Of that number, two thirds are girls.
Two-thirds of these papers have gone through peer-review processes.
One-third cola, two-thirds coffee, over ice.
Your pay will be cut by two-thirds.
Roughly two thirds into the flight...
Two-thirds of the 50 stops appear on every world map.
You've sold two-thirds of the cars in town.
That's two-thirds of their crew.
The aforementioned two-thirds majority needed to pass an amendment.
Now, the bottom two thirds are just a normal office building.
The fat content excluding salt must be at least two-thirds of the dry matter.

Alternatives:

one-third less than
half more than
double the amount of

three times as much as

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a multiplication of the original amount by three.

This phrase is used to express a quantity that is three times larger than another. For example, 'The new model costs three times as much as the previous one.'

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And they have a mighty fishing armada capable, with half the crew numbers, of catching twice or three times as much as the Portuguese.
On average, the Chinese today earn three times as much as the Africans.
I started looking at apartment ads - three times as much as Schlobohm and so filthy, I wouldn't keep pigs there.
If I were to skim three times as much as I do...
And he earns three times as much as I do.
In the Baltic Sea, we could have fished three times as much as we are doing today.
In the German radioactive waste disposal site, the Asse II pit, around 28 kg of plutonium, more than three times as much as previously assumed, is evidently being stored.
The Netherlands imports large amounts of polluted air from Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom, but exports three times as much as it imports.
Mills, I voted for you three times as much as I voted for President Kellogg.
On the other hand, almost a billion euros have been set aside for premiums for tobacco production, i.e. nearly three times as much as for the Socrates, Youth and Culture 2000 programmes put together.
However, notwithstanding a few inconsistencies, the income produced by the Latin American continent, in terms of GDP, is equivalent to USD 2800, or three times as much as that produced in China.
The radiology department three times as much as any other area.
Over the last month, Newton accessed the department three times as much as any other.
The European Patent Office (EPO) has emphasised that defending a suit would cost two to three times as much as doing so within a single Member State.
In the United Kingdom a packet of cigarettes costs twice or three times as much as it does in Luxembourg.

Alternatives:

four times the amount of
five times greater than
tenfold increase compared to

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two-thirds more than vs three times as much as