double digits

plural noun

variants or double-digits

chiefly US

: a number or percentage from 10 to 99 especially when considered significant

There is good news for South Carolina motorists hitting the road for Christmas as gas prices have dropped by double digits in the last week.

—Sophie Brams

A Dayton-area catering company has been growing its services and is hiring new staff in the double-digits.

—Hannah Poturalski

Examples of double digits in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While e-commerce sales were up 4 percent in the quarter, the CEO said customer traffic to e-commerce was up double digits for Calvin Klein and high-single digits for Tommy Hilfiger during the period. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Bhatia said investors are now seeing opportunities for revenue growth at Salesforce increasing from the low double digits, along with margin expansion. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

The Wildcats won four of the school’s past five meetings, three by double digits. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Golden State stretched the lead to 55-48 entering the fourth quarter before pushing it to double digits on multiple occasions. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double digits

• midgets
• widgets