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

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Amounts range in the single or double digits of yuan, but even small sums, at scale, can create real revenue. Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025 Friend said on the most recent earnings call that the company continues to take steps to reposition Nike Digital as a full price business, but organic traffic continues to decline double digits. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025 Spanberger has led Earle-Sears consistently in every poll that has come out, usually by at least mid-to-upper single digits but sometimes double digits. Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025 The share of Arizonans who identify as Christian has dropped by double digits since the mid-2000s, even as Republican Party affiliation increased, according to a Pew Research Center study. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double digits

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double digits was in 1909

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“Double digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20digits. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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