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

All five Sparks starters scored in double digits, and the 106 points were the most the franchise has scored in a home game. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

During initial testing the system improved customer satisfaction by double digits and the benefits are significant. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The company’s shares are down double digits over the past year, as investors have fretted over AI’s impact on software, Microsoft’s reliance on OpenAI for most of its AI cloud computing business, and its heavy data center spending. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 6 July 2026

The left-wing group Data for Progress released a poll after Ocasio-Cortez’s government funding criticism showing her ahead by double digits in a hypothetical primary. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double digits

• midgets
• widgets