From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtimestimes1 /taɪmz/ preposition  HMCOUNT/CALCULATEmultiplied by two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4)
                                                    
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times• Five times six equals thirty.• What is eight times twelve?• two times two equals fourtimestimes2 verb [transitive] spoken  to multiply a number Then you times that by 1,000.→ See Verb tableTimes, TheThe TimesTimes, The trademark  1 an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, and generally supports quite  right-wing political ideas. At one time, especially before television and radio, it had great influence on British political life, and many important people used to give their opinions by writing letters to  The Times. It is now owned by Rupert Murdoch.2 the Los Angeles Times3 the New York Times 
