double-digit

adjective

dou·​ble-dig·​it ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət How to pronounce double-digit (audio)
: greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent
double-digit inflation
double-digit price increases
Taking advantage of a double-digit lead in the polls, this son of a popular former two-term governor was coasting toward November on the heralded family name.Jason L. Riley

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That performance launched a run of eight consecutive starts of double-digit points. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025 The first quarter saw the company’s largest drop in sales after virtually nonstop double-digit sales growth. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025 Markets are not in full panic, but the double-digit declines in major U.S. stock indexes are testing nerves. Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 After losing all of a double-digit lead to trail by one point at the break, the Celtics had no room to feel comfortable. Jay King, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-digit

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double-digit was in 1959

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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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