double-digit

adjective

dou·​ble-dig·​it ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət 

: 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

Financials Analysts will be closely tracking the performance of Europe’s banking and financial services companies in the second quarter, after five straight quarters of double-digit earnings-per-share growth. —Matt Ward-Perkins, CNBC, 14 July 2025

A week after a double-digit increase, drivers will find a double-digit decrease. —Miami Herald, 14 July 2025

Morgan Wallen is the only artist who currently occupies double-digit spaces on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

Both companies' operating profits are now forecast to hit double-digit declines compared with the previous year. —arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double-digit

• digit
• fidget
• midget
• widget