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

Examples of double-digit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fact that Haley, and other, non-hypothetical independent candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., can scrounge up double-digit support in some polls at this stage in the campaign is neither particularly unusual nor impressive. Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024 Thursday also marks three years since Denver’s last official double-digit snowstorm, according to a 9NEWS Weather report, when 19.9 inches of snow fell in the city's snowiest March day on record. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 The company saw operating losses widen £5.1 million ($6.5 million) to £7.7 million ($10 million) in 2022, while revenues faced a double-digit decline. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024 Stocks were pummeled in 2022, with the S&P 500 logging a double-digit percentage loss after the Federal Reserve began raising rates aggressively to bring down inflation. Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 And yet businesses are now estimated to spend more than $6 billion per year on RPA software, according to technology analytics firm Forrester Research, a figure that is growing at a double-digit percentage clip. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024 As a result of their double-digit loss in the Galen Center, the Wildcats relinquished ground to Tennessee and North Carolina in pursuit of the final spot on the top seed line in March Madness. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 Johnny Furphy After having a streak of five straight games with double-digit points, Johnny Furphy has had two straight games in single digits. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Cronin said his team’s cratering from its early double-digit lead was reminiscent of its road loss to Arizona, when mounting fouls on the Bruins were a big part of their undoing. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Mar. 2024.

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