times

Definition of Times in English :

1. times

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

Example Sentences:
'it was a sign of the times'

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

Example Sentences:
'the multiplication of four by three gives twelve'
'four times three equals twelve'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Times

preposition

1.

indicating a degree or amount calculated by multiplication with the number specified

2 times 2 is 4

Its profits are rising four times faster than the average company.

Young people were several times more likely to be out of work than older members of the workforce.

Four times six is twenty-four.

He polled four times as many votes as his rival.

an area five times the size of Britain

verb

2. (transitive) informal

to multiply (a number) by another number

preposition

multiplied by [two times three is six]

symbol, ×

prep.

Multiplied by: Five times two is ten.